Go See – Vienna: Cy Twombly Retrospective ‘Sensations of the Moment’ at Museum Moderner Kunst Until October 11
June 26th, 2009
A view of the Cy Twombly retrospective at MUMOK.
A retrospective of Cy Twombly’s work is currently showing, for the first time in Austria, at Museum Moderner Kunst [MUMOK]. On view until October 11, the exhibition includes 200 pieces, ranging in medium from photography to painting, sculpture to drawing, as well as graphic works. The exhibition, curated by Achim Hochdorfer, features works drawn mostly from private holdings.
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Another look at Cy Twombly’s ‘Sensations of the Moment,’ at MUMOK.
‘Sensations of the Moment’ includes famous Twombly works as well as new pieces never before exhibited. Twombly first became famous for his large-format paintings, influenced by classical mythology and poetics. In contrast, his photos often reference his other works: for example, Studio Gaeta (with Bacchus Paintings), below, makes use of the Twombly’s Bacchus paintings, hanging at the back of the studio. The retrospective at MUMOK seeks especially to showcase Twombly’s little-known, continual work in photography since his time at Black Mountain College.
Above, four photos by Cy Twombly, at MUMOK. From top, Still Life at Black Mountain College; Studio Gaeta (with Bacchus Paintings); Miramare – By the Sea; and Flowers II.
Born in 1928, Cy Twombly studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and at Virginia’s Washington and Lee University. Twombly also spent a year at the Art Students League in New York with the late Robert Rauschenberg, with whom he later traveled, before transferring to Black Mountain College in North Carolina. Twombly has taught at the Southern Seminary and Junior College in Buena Vista, Virginia, and currently lives in Italy.
Cy Twombly, Untitled, at MUMOK.
Cy Twombly, Empire of Flora, at MUMOK.
Cy Twombly, Cabbages (bright), at MUMOK.
Cy Twombly, By the Ionian Sea, at MUMOK.
From his first solo exhibition at the Kootz Gallery in New York, Twombly has shown at the 1964 Venice Biennale, with additional retrospectives of his work at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Kunsthaus Zürich; the Tate Modern, London; Musée National d’art Moderne, Paris; and MOMA. ”Sensations of the Moment” is his first retrospective in Austria.
Cy Twombly, Apollo and the Artist, at MUMOK.
Cy Twombly, Untitled, at MUMOK.
Cy Twombly, Allesandro Twombly, Via Monserrato, at MOMUK.
Cy Twombly, Untitled, at MOMUK.
Cy Twombly, Hero and Leandro (To Christopher Marlowe), at MOMUK.
Cy Twombly, Ferragosto III, at MOMUK.
Cy Twombly, Untitled, at MOMUK.
Cy Twombly, Untitled, at MOMUK.
Cy Twombly, Untitled, at MOMUK.
Cy Twombly, Lemons, at MOMUK.
- Rivka Fogel
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