CY TWOMBLY

The American artist Cy Twombly (1928-2011) was one of the seminal artists of the second half of the twentieth century, with a comple x oeuvre extending over six decades. His work brilliantly fused the legacy of American Abstract Expressionism with the intellectual rigor of classical European and Mediterranean culture, reflecting his extensive reading in history, classical literature, and mythol ogy. This catalogue, edited by curator Jonas Storsve, accompanies a sweeping retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, one of t he larges...[Read more]