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Tate The Art Movement That Embraced the Monstrous
Since its formation in the 1920s, surrealism has produced works that are unnerving, disturbing—and perversely appealing as well.
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Popperfoto / Getty The Brilliance in Francis Bacon’s Early Failures
A new biography of the painter sheds light on a little-known period of his life: the time he spent working as an interior designer.
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Jane Bown / Camera Press / Redux The Conundrum of Lucian Freud’s Portraits
How to assess an artist who was ruthless—and revealing—in work and life
