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Cy Twombly
The complex oeuvre of the American artist Cy Twombly (1928–2011) comprises a time period of around six decades, during which it never lost any of its expressive power. Twombly was one of the most productive artists in the history of more recent art. Acclaimed as one of the most important painters of the second half of the twentieth century, he fused the legacy of American Abstract Expressionism with European and Mediterranean culture.
The book focuses to a degree never before seen on his major Nine Discourses on Commodus (1963), Fifty Days at Iliam (1978), and Coronation of Sesostris (2000). The artist's development as a whole is traced based on nearly 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs. This thus provides unique insights into the overall intellectual and sensual richness of the oeuvre. From his early works at the beginning of the nineteen-fifties, which are characterized by the use of text, to his compositions of the nineteen-sixties, his reaction to the minimal art and conceptual art of the nineteen-seventies to his final paintings, the overview of the oeuvre underscores the significance of the series and cycles in which Cy Twombly invented history painting anew.
With its polyphonic conception, the monograph offers numerous approaches with essays that shed light on the various aspects and phases of Twombly's path as an artist. It comprises et al. the reflections and personal impressions of other artists as well as the memories of his assistant Nicola Del Roscio. These diverse testimonies make it possible to discover Cy Twombly not only as an the artist, but also as an individual.
The book focuses to a degree never before seen on his major Nine Discourses on Commodus (1963), Fifty Days at Iliam (1978), and Coronation of Sesostris (2000). The artist's development as a whole is traced based on nearly 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs. This thus provides unique insights into the overall intellectual and sensual richness of the oeuvre. From his early works at the beginning of the nineteen-fifties, which are characterized by the use of text, to his compositions of the nineteen-sixties, his reaction to the minimal art and conceptual art of the nineteen-seventies to his final paintings, the overview of the oeuvre underscores the significance of the series and cycles in which Cy Twombly invented history painting anew.
With its polyphonic conception, the monograph offers numerous approaches with essays that shed light on the various aspects and phases of Twombly's path as an artist. It comprises et al. the reflections and personal impressions of other artists as well as the memories of his assistant Nicola Del Roscio. These diverse testimonies make it possible to discover Cy Twombly not only as an the artist, but also as an individual.
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320 pages, Hardcover
Published March 12, 2020
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April 15, 2017
I have been searching for a good Cy Twombly publication for a long, long time. There simply was none. A week ago my eye fell on this fresh 2017 publication in the bookshop of the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, Germany. Apparently there has been a big Twombly retrospective in the Centre Pompidou in Paris. When I bought the book, it ran for just another week, and my schedule didn’t permit a day on and off the TGV to Paris. I can’t believe I missed it, but I guess that’s life.
At least I have this book now. It’s perfect – the only thing that is missing is a large reproduction of Untitled (Say Goodbye Catullus, to the Shores of Asia Minor) – there’s only a small photo of that canvas included, as it wasn’t part of the Paris show. I guess I’ll have to fly to Houston one day.
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At least I have this book now. It’s perfect – the only thing that is missing is a large reproduction of Untitled (Say Goodbye Catullus, to the Shores of Asia Minor) – there’s only a small photo of that canvas included, as it wasn’t part of the Paris show. I guess I’ll have to fly to Houston one day.
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May 3, 2021
i WISH you could give half stars,,, totally got the job done and did it WELL
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