Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud, 1964 (oil on canvas) by Bacon, Francis (1909-92); 198x147.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud. Francis Bacon (1909-1992). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1964. 198 x 147.8cm.); Photo © Christie's Images;

Whenever I really want to know what someone looks like I always ask a queer – because homosexuals are always more ruthless and more precise about appearance. After all, they spend their whole lives watching themselves and others, then pulling the way they look to pieces.

- Francis Bacon

Join artists, historians and philosophers for a discussion around the concept of the body in response to the All Too Human exhibitionIn the second of a three-part series, artists, historians and philosophers explore the concept of the body within the visual arts. How is the reality of embodiment conveyed through mediums such as photography or painting? What is the political or social significance of the bodies chosen and of their framing? And to what extent is the artistic process itself an embodied one?

The panel discussion will be chaired by Dr. Dominic Johnson with speakers including artist Michael Armitage, artist Noemi Lakmaier, philosopher Hans Maes and art historian Gregory Salter.​ The panel discussion will be chaired by Dr. Sacha Golob from The Centre for Philosophy and Art, King's College London. Read more here.