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Frank Bowling, Philoctetes' Bow, 1987

Frank Bowling

Philoctetes' Bow, 1987
Acrylic paint and acrylic gel with mixed media over foam on collaged canvas
183 x 360 cm
72 1/8 x 141 3/4 in

Exhibitions

'Frank Bowling', Tate Britain, London; Solo Show; 31 May - 26 August 2019, reproduced in colour

Mappa Mundi', Haus der Kunst, Munich; Solo Show; 23 June 2017 - 7 January 2018; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 24 March - 8 July 2018; Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE, 29 September 2018 - 12 January 2019, reproduced in colour, entitled Philoctetes Bow

'Frank Bowling', Castlefield Gallery, Manchester; Solo Show; 10 June-23 July 1988; Municipal Art Gallery, Limerick, 1988; Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, 1988; The Senate House, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, October 1988; The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, Spring 1989, reproduced in colour

Literature

Cornish, Sam. Frank Bowling: Sculpture, London, 2022, reproduced on p. 101 (colour)

Gooding, Mel. Frank Bowling, London 2021, reproduced on p. 115 (colour), medium as acrylic on canvas

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