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By Hannah Richardson & Tom Oakley Published 1 hour ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A "£20m" painting claimed to be the most valuable in Leicester's public should not be hidden in storage, a councillor said. Lying Figure No1 by Francis Bacon used to be on display at the Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, but it is not currently on show. Nigel Porter, Liberal Democrat councillor, questioned why such a work was "sitting in a basement". The council blamed limits on space and said it would eventually reappear. "I think a lot of people would like to see it," said Mr Porter at a scrutiny meeting. "It's a very valuable, very important painting and I'm sure a lot of people would visit Leicester just to come and look at it. It must be the most valuable painting we have got in the museum. "Rather than having this £20m painting stuck in some basement, what … [Read more...] about ‘£20m’ painting owned by Leicester council being kept in storage

By Tim Masters Published 22 January 2016 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A forthcoming Francis Bacon exhibition aims to make visitors think differently about the artist's "bleak and depressing" output. The summer show at Tate Liverpool is billed as the largest Bacon exhibition ever staged in the north of England. Artistic director Francesco Manacorda said the focus would be on Bacon's use of "ghost-like" frames around many of his subjects. On show will be around 30 paintings alongside rarely seen drawings. "This cage thing has never really been explored," Mr Manacorda said at Friday's launch event in London. "Focusing on this will help people look at the painting differently and understand the complexity. It's a good point of entry." Irish-born Bacon, who died aged 81 in 1992, is famous for his distorted images of people and is widely considered one … [Read more...] about Tate Liverpool set for ‘visceral’ Francis Bacon show

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