Francis Bacon revolutionised figurative painting in the 20th century. The painter unmasked his subjects in a provocative and ruthless manner.
View Details >>With lovers and violinists hovering overhead and unique colour compositions, Chagall is often considered to be the greatest art legend of the 20th century.
View Details >>A key pioneer of abstract painting, Kandinsky’s use of colour, form and area paved the way for the modern art movement.
View Details >>A rare interview with the influential American artist Roy Lichtenstein, who became famous in the 1960s for his enormously enlarged frames from comic strips.
View Details >>In 1956, Time Magazine mockingly described one of America’s most important 20th century artists as “Jack the Dripper”. It did so because Jackson Pollock stood for something new: with his innovative technique of “dripping” and “pouring” paint…
View Details >>Kurt Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including Dada, Constructivism, Surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, typography, and what came to be known as installation art.
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Matthew Bourne brings his unique take on the legendary 1948 feature film.
Shakespeare’s classic love story is given a novel twist by being set in the dystopian “Verona Institution”.
