Cy Twombly : die skulptur the sculpture

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Cy Twombly : die skulptur = the sculpture

Schmidt Katharina

Kunstmuseum Basel , Menil Collection , Hatje Cantz Verlag, c2000

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Exhibition presented at Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Apr. 15-juli 30, 2000 and the Menil Collection, Houston, Tex., Sept. 20, 2000-Jan. 7, 2001

Text in German and English

Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-195)

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Cy Twombly's assemblages are composed of humble everyday found objects, which he arranges in the form of magical objects or fetishes, later covering them in white paint. Thus placed in a new formal context, the original meaning of individual pieces is blurred, opening them up for a range of associations, which frequently refer to the expansive dimensions of cultural history. White is still the colour of Twombly's sculptures, and their light is white too. This dematerializes them, giving them a new identity and an aura of timeless poetry.

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