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Cy Twombly
A Major Retrospective on View at The Centre Pompidou, Paris

Cy Twombly, on view on the top floor of the Centre Pompidou, brings together more than one hundred works of the artist, from the early 50s until his latest works in 2011.

Cy Twombly
November 30th, 2016 – April 24, 2017
Centre Pompidou, Paris

Photo: Mike Bruce

From the press release

The exhibition, curated by Jonas Storsve, is organised around three cycles: Nine Discourse on Commodus (1963), Fifty Days at Iliam (1978) and Coronation of Sesostris (2000). Some of Twombly’s iconic paintings and drawings are shown alongside his sculptures and photographs, many for the first time in France.

A fully illustrated catalogue has been published to accompany this unique exhibition: Cy Twombly, edited by Jonas Storsve.

For further information:
Centre Pompidou, Paris
centrepompidou.fr

Photo: Mike Bruce

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