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Michael Peppiatt

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Michael Peppiatt
Born9 October 1941 (1941-10-09) (age 83)
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
OccupationWriter and art historian
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Website
michaelpeppiatt.com

Michael Henry Peppiatt[1] (born 9 October 1941) is an English art historian, curator and writer.

Biography

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Son of Edward George Peppiatt (died 1983), B.Sc, ARCS, of Silver Birches, Stocking Pelham, near Buntingford, Hertfordshire, technical and production director for a pharmaceutical manufacturing company,[2] and Elsa Eugénie (née Schlaich; died 1997).[3]

Education and career

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Michael Peppiatt studied at Brentwood School, Essex, at the University of Göttingen, and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge (BA 1964, MA 1985, PhD)[4][5] and subsequently joined The Observer as a junior art critic. He then went to Paris to take up an editorial job at Réalités magazine, where he remained until 1969, when he was appointed arts editor at Le Monde.[6] In the mid-1970s he began reporting on cultural events across Europe for The New York Times and The Financial Times, becoming Paris correspondent for several art magazines, notably Art News and Art International. In 1985, Peppiatt became owner and editor of Art International,[7] which he relaunched from Paris, devoting special issues to the artists he most admired.

In 1994, Peppiatt returned to London with his wife, the art historian Jill Lloyd, and their two children, where he wrote the biography of Francis Bacon (1909–1992), whose close friend and commentator he had been for thirty years. Chosen as a "Book of the Year"[8] by The New York Times and translated into several languages, the biography is considered the definitive account of Bacon's life and work.

Peppiatt has curated numerous exhibitions worldwide, notably travelling retrospectives of the School of London, Francis Bacon, Alberto Giacometti, Christian Schad and Antoni Tàpies. In 2009, Peppiatt curated an exhibition of sculpture by Dado for the Venice Biennale,[9] a Maillol retrospective for Barcelona,[10] and a Caravaggio-Bacon exhibit for the Galleria Borghese in Rome.[11]

In 2005, Peppiatt was awarded a Ph.D by the University of Cambridge for his publications on 20th-century art. He is a member of the Society of Authors and the Royal Society of Literature, and since 2010 he has been on the board of the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome.

In 2012, Peppiatt published Interviews with Artists, a book of more than forty interviews with personalities ranging from Jean Dubuffet, Balthus, and Oscar Niemeyer to Brassai, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Antoni Tàpies.[12] An exhibition on this theme was shown at Eykyn Maclean in London.

Peppiatt curated a Miró exhibition that travelled from the Bucerius Kunst Forum in Hamburg to the Kunstsammlung, Düsseldorf, in 2014–15.[13] Peppiatt's latest memoir, Francis Bacon in Your Blood, was published by Bloomsbury in August 2015.[14] In 2018, Peppiatt curated the exhibition Bacon/Giacometti at the Beyeler Foundation, Switzerland. In 2022, Peppiatt curated the exhibition, Francis Bacon: Man and Beast, at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. The exhibition charts the development of Bacon's work through the lens of his fascination with animals and its impact on his treatment of the human figure.[15]

Peppiatt has completed a new memoir about his life in Paris from the 1960s onwards, to be published by Bloomsbury.

Peppiatt serves on the advisory council of the UK Friends of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.[16]

Bibliography

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  • 1964: Modern Art in Britain
  • 1976: Francis Bacon: l’art de l’impossible (trans. with Michel Leiris)
  • 1983: Imagination’s Chamber: Artists and their Studios (with Alice Bellony Rewald)[17]
  • 1987: The School of London
  • 1997: Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma[18]
  • 2000: Zoran Music[19]
  • 2001: Alberto Giacometti in Post-War Paris[20]
  • 2002: Aristide Maillol[21]
  • 2003: Christian Schad and the Neue Sachlichkeit (ed. with Jill Lloyd)[22]
  • 2003: Dans l’atelier de Giacometti[23]
  • 2003: Vincent van Gogh
  • 2004: Francis Bacon: le sacré et le profane[24]
  • 2006: L’amitié Leiris-Bacon: Une étrange fascination[25]
  • 2006: Francis Bacon in the 1950s
  • 2006: Les dilemmes de Jean Dubuffet[26]
  • 2007: Van Gogh and Expressionism (ed. with Jill Lloyd)
  • 2008 Francis Bacon in the 1950s
  • 2008: Francis Bacon: Studies for a Portrait[27]
  • 2008: Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma (revised edition)[28]
  • 2009: Caravaggio/Bacon[29]
  • 2010: In Giacometti's Studio[30]
  • 2010: Alberto Giacometti: An Intimate Portrait[31]
  • 2012: Interviews with Artists (1966–2012)[32]
  • 2013: Giacometti and Sartre: A Double Portrait[33]
  • 2014: Art Plural: Voices of Contemporary Art[34]
  • 2014: Henri Cartier-Bresson
  • 2014: Joan Miró: A Painter among Poets[35]
  • 2015: Francis Bacon In Your Blood: A Memoir[36]
  • 2017: David Hockney, Souvenirs
  • 2019: The Existential Englishman[37]
  • 2020: The Making of Modern Art: Selected Essays[38]
  • 2021: Francis Bacon: Studies for a Portrait (revised and enlarged edition)[39]
  • 2021: Conversations avec Adrian Ghenie[40]
  • 2021: Bacon/Giacometti: A Dialogue[41]
  • 2021: Francis Bacon: Man and Beast[42]
  • 2021: Only Too Much Is Enough: Francis Bacon In His Own Words[43]
  • 2023: Artists' Lives[44]
  • 2023: Giacometti in Paris[45]
  • 2024: Francis Bacon: A Self-Portrait in Words[46]

References

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  1. ^ The Cambridge University List of Members up to 31 July 1998, Cambridge University Press, 1998, p. 613
  2. ^ Who's Who of British Scientists, Ohio University Press, 1965, p. 1165
  3. ^ Debrett's People of Today, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 1995, pp. 1218, 1561; 2017, p. 2400
  4. ^ The Cambridge University List of Members up to 31 July 1998, Cambridge University Press, 1998, p. 613
  5. ^ Debrett's People of Today, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 2017, p. 2400
  6. ^ "Bio". Michael Peppiatt. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Bio". Yale Books. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Francis Bacon in the 1950s". Yale University Press. 18 December 2006.
  9. ^ "2009 Pavilion MONTENEGRO : Dado. The Zorzi Elegies". Unesco. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Exhibitions". Michael Peppiatt. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Credits". Caravaggio-Bacon. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  12. ^ Talitha Stevenson (31 March 2012). "Interviews with Artists, 1966‑2012 by Michael Peppiatt – review". The Observer.
  13. ^ "Exhibitions". Michael Peppiatt. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Francis Bacon in Your Blood". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Francis Bacon: Man and Beast, Royal Academy of Arts, 29 January – 17 April, 2022". emergentmag.com. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  16. ^ "About Us". UK Friends of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  17. ^ "Imagination's Chamber: Artists and Their Studios". Book Patrol. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  18. ^ Peppiatt, Michael (1997). Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma. Phoenix Giant. ISBN 978-0-7538-0248-9.
  19. ^ "Zoran Music. Introduction and interview by Michael Peppiatt. Sainsbury Centre of Visual Arts, 8 February 23 April 2000. by MUSIC, ZORAN.: Fine Paperback (2000) First edition | Roe and Moore". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Alberto Giacometti in Postwar Paris | Yale University Press". yalebooks.yale.edu. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  21. ^ "Aristide Maillol". Ivam. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Christian Schad and the Neue Sachlichkeit : Jill Lloyd : 9780393324778". www.bookdepository.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  23. ^ Leslibraires.fr. Dans l'Atelier de Giacometti - Michael Peppiatt - Echoppe (in French).
  24. ^ "FRANCIS BACON LE SACRE ET LE PROFANE by Peppiatt, Michael: Near Fine Paperback (2004) First edition. | Lost Horizon Bookstore". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  25. ^ Saisons, Librairie Les. L' Amitie Leiris Bacon, Une Étrange Fascination - Michael Peppiatt - Echoppe (in French).
  26. ^ Les dilemmes de Jean Dubuffet : entretiens - Michael Peppiatt - L'echoppe - Grand format - Le Hall du Livre NANCY (in French).
  27. ^ "Francis Bacon: Studies for a Portrait: Essays and Interviews | Francis Bacon". www.francis-bacon.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma | Francis Bacon". www.francis-bacon.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  29. ^ "Caravaggio Bacon | Francis Bacon". www.francis-bacon.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  30. ^ "In Giacometti's Studio". www.studiointernational.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  31. ^ "In Giacometti's Studio - an Intimate Portrait - New York - Exhibitions - Eykyn Maclean". www.eykynmaclean.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  32. ^ Stevenson, Talitha (31 March 2012). "Interviews with Artists, 1966‑2012 by Michael Peppiatt – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  33. ^ Forum, Bucerius Kunst. "Exhibitions | Bucerius Kunst Forum". www.buceriuskunstforum.de. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  34. ^ "9789810784089: Art Plural: Voices of Contemporary Art - AbeBooks - Peppiatt, Michael; Peterson, Jane A.: 9810784082". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  35. ^ "Miró. Malerei als Poesie (Hamburg, 12 Jun 14)". arthist.net. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  36. ^ "Francis Bacon in your Blood: A Memoir | Francis Bacon". www.francis-bacon.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  37. ^ "The Existential Englishman: Paris Among the Artists – review". The Guardian. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  38. ^ "The Making of Modern Art by Michael Peppiatt". Yale Books UK. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  39. ^ "Francis Bacon: Studies for a Portrait". thamesandhudson.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  40. ^ Peppiatt, Michael (7 January 2021). Bacon/Giacometti: A Dialogue. ERIS. ISBN 978-1-912475-21-6.
  41. ^ "Event: Bacon / Giacometti. A Dialogue: by Michael Peppiatt". Dellasposa. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  42. ^ Peppiatt, Michael; Testar, Anna; Lee, Sarah; Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain), eds. (2021). Francis Bacon: Man and Beast. London: Royal Academy of Arts. ISBN 978-1-912520-55-8.
  43. ^ Bacon, Francis (2021). Peppiatt, Michael (ed.). Only Too Much Is Enough: Francis Bacon In His Own Words. London: Eris. ISBN 978-1912475568.
  44. ^ Peppiatt, Michael (2023). Artists' Lives (1st ed.). London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 9780500021965.
  45. ^ Peppiatt, Michael (2023). Giacometti in Paris (1st ed.). London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781526600950.
  46. ^ Peppiatt, Michael (2024). Francis Bacon: A Self-Portrait in Words (1st ed.). London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 9780500021866.
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