Title: Cy Twombly Gallery : The Menil Collection, Houston /
Authors: Twombly, Cy, 1928-2011.; Winkler, Paul.; Mancusi-Ungaro, Carol.; Sylvester, Julie, 1954-; Del Roscio, Nicola.; Matsumoto, Takaaki.; Winkler, Paul, 1948-; Mancusi-Ungaro, Carol,; Helfenstein, Josef,; Sylvester, Julie, 1954-; Del Roscio, Nicola,; Matsumoto, Takaaki,; Cy Twombly Foundation.; Menil Collection (Houston, Tex.); Cy Twombly Foundation,
Publisher: Cy Twombly Foundation ; Menil Foundation, Inc. ; In association with Yale University Press,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Twombly, Cy,; Menil Collection (Houston, Tex.); Cy Twombly Gallery.
Abstract: "American artist Cy Twombly (1928-2011) created paintings and sculptures that defied conventional classification. In his works, Twombly incorporated a wide variety of elements, from scrawls and calligraphic marks to text from poetry and mythology. Opening in 1995, the Cy Twombly Gallery at the Menil Collection was designed by Renzo Piano and has become a pilgrimage destination for the artist's avid admirers. The product of close collaboration between the Menil, Twombly, and the Dia Center for the Arts, the Gallery is one of the most extraordinary representations of any single 20th-century artist. Twombly chose the art that would be featured and worked closely with the builders to create the most appropriate venue for its presentation. This sumptuous volume showcases thirty-three paintings and eleven sculptures, including an immense 13 x 52-foot painting. Featuring large-scale, close-up details of many of the works, the book looks at paint, plaster, paintings, sculptures, and the "cues" that Twombly gave in his art about this special collection."--Publisher's description
Contents: Foreword / Josef Helfenstein -- Just about perfect: A recollection / Paul Winkler -- A photographic tour -- Cues from Cy Twombly / Carol Mancusi-Ungaro -- Plates -- List of illustrated works.