Cy Twombly: The Sculpture.KUNSTMUSEUM This first-ever retrospective of Cy Twombly's sculpture, organized by Katharina Schmidt, comprises about sixty-five works, more than a third of the corpus. From earliest work to latest, there is little stylistic change: Always small and frontal, the sculptures are made of assembled found objects a d are generally anchored to a conspicuous pedestal. Those cast in bronze are painted white, imparting a kin of milky patina patina (păt`ənə), coating of carbonate of copper on articles of copper or bronze, formed after long exposure to a moist atmosphere or burial in the earth. Although commonly green, patina varies in color and consistency; it may be red, brown, black, blue, or gray, or it may be smooth, glossy, or crusty. evoking infancy. It is perhaps this discreet allusion to a time of origins that has led scholars into an iconographic booby booby, common name for some members of the family Sulidae, large, streamlined sea birds. Tropical and subtropical members of the family are called boobies; those of northern waters are called gannets. These birds have heavy bodies; long, pointed wings; long, wedge-shaped tails; and short, stout legs. trap where they have kept busy uncovering countless connotations of antiquity. What seems to be at stake is more on the order of "pastness" as such. A good way to start the millennium. Apr. 14-July 16; Menil Collection, Houston, Feb.-Sept. |
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