Gagosian Gallery, Paris, is hosting an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Cy Twombly. The exhibition, titled 'Orpheus' will be on view through February 18, 2017.The selection of works, dating between 1968 and 1979, take as their subject the figure of Orpheus. Orpheus, the mythic archetype representing the artist and the creative process itself was also the subject of Sonnets to Orpheus, a cycle of fifty-five sonnets written by Rainer Maria Rilke in 1922, which were of great inspiration to Twombly. The works on show have never been brought together until now.In his rendering of the Western myth, Twombly traces “a two-way movement: infinity and forgetfulness; destruction and transcendence; ascent and descent.” A fully illustrated catalogue will accompany the exhibition.The exhibition is on view at Gagosian Gallery, 4 rue de Ponthieu - 75008 Paris. For further details, visit, www.gagosian.comClick on the Slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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