Cy Twombly: Making Past Present

Making Past Present

Cover Art for 9780878468744, Cy Twombly: Making Past Present by Christine Kondoleon, Kate Nesin
ISBN: 9780878468744
Publisher: MFA Publications - The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Published: 30 July, 2020
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

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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