Cy Twombly Cycles and Seasons (Paperback) /anglais

by SEROTA NICHOLAS, Briony Fer, Katharina Schmidt

Cy Twombly (b.1928) is one of the leading figures from the generation of American artists that also included Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns. Unlike them, he left America early in his career to live and work in Italy where he drew inspiration from European literature and classical culture. He swiftly built an international reputation with his uniquely expressive abstract paintings and works on paper.Accompanying a major, touring retrospective of Twombly's work, to be held in his 80th year, this book will provide a long-needed critical overview of the artist's career, focusing on his paintings, drawings and sculpture.Nicholas Serota, Director of Tate, Richard Shiff, Nicholas Cullinan and the artist Tacita Dean will all contribute to the catalogue, which will also include a rare interview with the artist, an illustrated chronology, an exhibition history and extensive bibliography.Combining the latest scholarship with numerous colour illustrations, this will be the most thorough examination of the life and work of this extraordinary artist for years to come.

Genres: Art, Visual Art, Art History

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 6, 2008

Reviews

[Mind the Book · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hittade till Cy Twombly en gång i tiden via Basquiat. Boken kommer från museishoppen på Centre Pompidou där utställning pågår t.o.m. 24 april.

Trevlig tvåspråkig bokserie även med/av/om Rodin, Claudel, Le Corbusier, Chagall et consortes. Uppskattar att konstnären får tillfälle att tala om den kreativa processen: "Je me laisse emporter parfois.", säger Twombly, och "Je passe de plus en plus de temps assis à la fenêtre, à regarder la mer."

[Jeff Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful reproductions. Caveats: Too much emphasis on text, skips several key series altogether, wastes space on his worst work (The Green Paintings). On the plus side: It's Twombly, currently in print, highlights his remarkable recent work, and contains enough stunning images to make a believer out of anyone.

[Jill Gottschalk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great reproduction images of Twombly's work, and an engaging interview with Nicholas Serota. The book is divided into sections by groups of paintings, with an essay by various authors for each section. I would have given 5 stars if the book included the Blackboard paintings.

[Martin Mcdonald · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is the most appalling essay at the start of this book, which makes me wonder; do organiser of major art exhibitions compete to find the most confusing, least helpful essays?

[Cat Bennett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great selection of Twombly's work and an intriguing interview with Nicholas Serota.