This brief catalogue was produced by the Galleria La Tartaruga in 1963. It includes brief excerpts of texts from: Frank O’Hara (in a 1955 review, reproduced in English); Palma Bucarelli (from the catalogue of Twombly’s first exhibition in Rome in 1958, reproduced in Italian); Emilio Villa (from a 1959 text, reproduced in Italian); Franco Marino (from a 1958 text, reproduced in Italian); Cesare Vivaldi (from a 1961 text, reproduced in Italian); Manfred de la Motte (from a 1961 text, reproduced in German); Gillo Dorfles (from a 1962 text, reproduced in Italian); and Pierre Restany (from a 1961 text, reproduced in French). These excerpts are interspersed with black and white reproductions of works from the exhibition. The end-matter includes a brief biography in Italian, with solo and group exhibitions until 1963.

(Publication description by Jamie Danis)

Published on the occasion of the exhibition Twombly at Galleria La Tartaruga, Rome (opening March 5, 1963).

Twombly. Text by Frank O’Hara, Palma Bucarelli, Emilio Villa, Franco Marino, Cesare Vivaldi, Manfred de La Motte, Gillo Dorfles, Pierre Restany. Published by Galleria La Tartaruga, Rome, 1963. 12 pages.