Past Exhibition
Cy Twombly

Details

Overview: 66 sculptures by artist Cy Twombly were presented in this exhibition, the first devoted entirely to Twombly's sculpture. The works, created from 1946 to 1998, were composed primarily of found objects and rough fragments of wood coated in plaster and white paint or cast in bronze.
Organization: The exhibition was organized by the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung, Basel, and The Menil Collection, Houston. Katharina Schmidt, director, Öffentliche Kunstsammlung, Basel, and Ned Rifkin, The Menil Collection, Houston, were the exhibition curators. Jeffrey Weiss, curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art, coordinated the installation at the Gallery.
Other Venues:
- Kunstmuseum, Basel, 03/15/2000–07/30/2000
- The Menil Collection, Houston, 09/20/2000–01/07/2001