Reading cy twombly: poetry in paint
Auteur :
Jacobus, Mary
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691170725
Date de publication :
16 août 2016
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Poids :
1162 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Many of Cy Twombly's paintings and drawings include handwritten words and phrases--naming or quoting poets ranging from Sappho, Homer, and Virgil to Mallarme, Rilke, and Cavafy. Enigmatic and sometimes hard to decipher, these inscriptions are a distinctive feature of his work. Reading Cy Twombly poses both literary and art historical questions. How