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Jonas Burgert

BY ARSALAN MOHAMMAD

PHOTOGRAPHED BY PATRICK WACK

Enter the dark world of this Berlin-

based artist’s soul-searching works

On the

Cover

Contents On Art 2019

Features

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Kehinde Wiley

photographed by

Christopher Sturman

Editor’s Letter

Contributors

Desert Island Art

Cristian Albu

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Private View

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Derek Fordjour

BY FABIEN FRYNS

PHOTOGRAPHED BY WINNIE AU

Vibrant colours and rich textures belie

the harsh truths in this U.S. artist’s work

Mates Portraits

BY MARTIN GAYFORD

Uncovering Francis Bacon and

Lucian Freud’s colourful friendship

Now You See Me

BY WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK

The leading art historian reveals why

we can’t take portraits at face value

Kehinde Wiley

BY DORIAN MAY

Talking portraits, politics and pop

icons with this year’s cover star

The Unlinching Eye

BY CATHERINE FAIRWEATHER

Sir Don McCullin’s unlikely friendship

with like-minded artist Jason Brooks

The King of Pop

BY NATASHA FRASER-CAVASSONI

AND SIMON DE BURTON

An insider reflects on the life and work

of Andy Warhol, while V.F.’s auction

a„icionado considers his enduring appeal

Gilbert & George

BY MARYAM EISLER

The renowned duo discuss the sacred

and profane in their East End studio

Mirror Image

BY MAJA MARKOVIC, JUDE HULL

AND ANDRÉ ZLATTINGER

Christie’s specialists trace the evolution

of self-portraiture from the early 15th

century to our present social media age

Pandemonia

BY MARYAM EISLER

What inspires the “Post-Pop” artist

behind this seven-foot plastic blonde?

State of the Arts

See the big picture with V.F’s annual art

brie„ing: News, BluŽer’s Guide, Books,

Instagram Top 10 and Auction Report

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Portraits and Sitters

Tate Britain’s Director analyses Sir

Peter Blake’s Self Portrait with Badges

while On Art’s editor, the director of the

Serpentine and Lucian Freud’s daughter

examine their time in the hot seat

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Yukimasa Ida

BY FABIEN FRYNS

PHOTOGRAPHED BY OGATA

Meet the Japanese rising star with

an astronomical commission

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Portrait of the World

BY TESSA LORD, EVELYN LIN

AND ASIA CHIAO

A one-way ticket around the globe

courtesy of three Christie’s experts

CHRISTOPHER STURMAN WILEY 

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