Self, on public display at Ordovas from 14 October until 13 December 2014, will look at the interpretations of self-portraiture of four of the greatest artists of the 20th century, spanning the modern and contemporary eras. The exhibition will trace the development of the self-portrait from the early modernism of Pablo Picasso to the angst-ridden essence captured by Francis Bacon, from the proselytising Jeff Koons to the sardonic darkness of Damien Hirst. Since the first hand print was left on the side of a cave, the making of images has been intrinsically bound up with self-portraiture and its concerns of self-presentation and self-preservation. During the sea changes that took place in the art world in the 20th century, this timeless human activity was thoroughly re-examined. Photography, mass media and existentialism would all come to have an impact on the way that artists as diverse as Picasso and Hirst captured their own image.
Film
Damien Hirst on Francis Bacon, 20 November 2008; Footage courtesy of Tate © Tate, London
An hour with artist Jeff Koons, 25 July 2014; Courtesy: Charlie Rose
Panel Discussion about self-portraiture, 2 December 2014; Ordovas Audio Recording
Catalogue
Self
Bacon
Hirst
Koons
Picasso
34 x 26 cm (13 6/16 x 10 4/16 in);
68 pages; fully illustrated in colour
Designed by Sinéad Madden, London
ISBN 978-0957028791
£40.00
Press Articles
BBC News
Unseen Pablo Picasso Self-Portrait Goes on Show in London
13 October 2014
Evening Standard
Picasso Selfie on Show in London for the First Time
13 October 2014
The Times
In a New Light
14 October 2014
Aesthetica Magazine
Self, Ordovas Gallery, London
10 December 2014
RA Blog
Sam Phillips picks 20 of the best Frieze week Openings and Events
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Artnet
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01 September 2014
Artdaily.org
Self-Portrait by Pablo Picasso that has not previously been exhibited in public goes on view in London
15 October 2014
DamienHirst.com
Hirst Self-Portraits on display alongside Bacon, Koons and Picasso
15 October 2014
The Official Blog About Francis Bacon
Ordovas London Exhibition to Feature Bacon Art
12 October 2014
Galleries Now
Bacon, Hirst, Koons, Picasso: Self
14 October 2014
Bloomberg Business Week
Hirst’s Formaldehyde Fishs Tops Sales at Frieze Week
20 October 2014
Tim Forrest's E&A
Art & Antiques
07 November 2014
Sur
El Primer Picasso de la historia apasiona en Londres
24 November 2014
La Razon
Un Selfie nunca visto de Picasso
14 October 2014
ABC
Un autorretrato de Picasso de 1901 expuesto por primera vez en Londres
13 October 2014
La Nueva
Exponen por primera vez un autorretrato de Picasso
14 October 2014
Milenio
Exhiben autorretrato de Picasso por primera vez en Londres
14 October 2014
El Mundo
Un Autorretrato de Picasso expuesto por primera vez en Londres
13 October 2014
