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Cy Twombly : making past present

Christine Kondoleon with Kate Nesin ; with contributions by Anne Carson ... [et al.]

MFA Publications/Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, c2020

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Exhibition catalogue

Catalog of the exhibition held at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

"Information about the exhibition is current as of April 2020 and is subject to change"--Colophon

Other authors: Jennifer R. Gross, Brooke Holmes, Mary Jacobus

List of illustrations: p. 245-253

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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. This 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 explore the often enigmatic engagement of Twombly's art with the world of the past.

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