Cy Twombly
Photographs 1951–2010
Wednesday 1 February–Sunday 29 April 2012
Centre for Fine Arts
Rue Ravenstein 23
1000 Bruxelles
The exhibition Cy Twombly. Photographs 1951–2010 presents more than 100 dry prints, generated from Polaroid photographs, which were selected in close cooperation with the artist himself prior to his death on July 5th, 2011. Cy Twombly’s photographs have been a rather recent discovery. Snapping photographs with his Polaroid camera since his student days, the artist did not make available to the public his photographic material until the 90s. The subject matter of his photographs varies considerably. From still-life images of flowers and brushes, snapshots of his studio and museums interiors, details from his paintings to views of ancient temples and atmospheric landscapes, the ethereal and delicate photographs reveal the themes that have nourished the artist’s paintings, drawings, sculptures and graphic art. The exhibition will include a number of paintings by Cy Twombly and the intimate cinematic portrait “Edwin Parker” by artist Tacita Dean as a tribute to the recently deceased greatest artist of our times.
Curator: Cy Twombly
Curator of the non-photographic section: Hubertus von Amelunxen
Opening hours
Yearly closed on 25 December and 1 January.
EXHIBITIONS
Exhibitions are open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.00 to 18.00, and until 21.00 on Thursdays. Exceptions on these hours and days are communicated at event level.
