Cy Twombly : making past present /
Cy Twombly's first visit to Italy as a young man ignited a lifelong passion for classical culture that is everywhere present in his art. Painted canvases, works on paper and small-scale sculptures reveal the historical soul of Twombly's abstract compositions. Taking on myths and heroes as...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
MFA Publications/Museum of Fine Arts,
[2020]
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| Summary: | Cy Twombly's first visit to Italy as a young man ignited a lifelong passion for classical culture that is everywhere present in his art. Painted canvases, works on paper and small-scale sculptures reveal the historical soul of Twombly's abstract compositions. Taking on myths and heroes as personal guides, he created a psychologically complex dialogue with the visual and literary art of antiquity.00This sumptuously illustrated publication reproduces a carefully chosen selection of the artist's paintings, drawings and sculptures alongside works of classical antiquity, including a number from his personal collection. Illuminating essays by leading scholars and writers, including Anne Carson, Jennifer R. Gross, Brooke Holmes and Mary Jacobus, explore the often enigmatic engagement of Twombly's art with the world of the past.00Exhibition: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA (18.07.?24.10.2020) / J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA (postponed/dates TBD). |
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| Physical Description: | 263 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 x 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780878468744 0878468749 |