Screening
Cy Twombly
Cy Dear
Friday, October 4, 2019, 6:30–8:30pm
National Portrait Gallery, London
www.npg.org.uk
Cy Dear (2018), a film that traces the life and work of Cy Twombly, will be screened at the National Portrait Gallery as part of the museum’s Friday Lates program. The documentary pays homage to the artist’s prolific career, looking closely at his work around the world and the different creative periods within his oeuvre. To attend the event, purchase tickets at www.npg.org.uk.
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Cy Twombly, Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe, 1979. Photo © Fondazione Nicola Del Roscio, courtesy Archives Nicola Del Roscio
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Cy Twombly: Inscriptions (Paderborn, Germany: Brill | Fink, 2022)
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Cy Twombly
Sculpture
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Cy Twombly: Sculpture (London: Gagosian, 2019)
Tour
Cy Twombly
Sculpture
Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 6:15pm
Gagosian, Grosvenor Hill, London
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Cy Twombly, Untitled, 2004 © Cy Twombly Foundation
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