Gagosian Grosvenor Hill,London
The final great masterpieces of abstract expressionism maintain descended on Mayfair – but this exhibition feels too market-led to let such colossal works shineYou can’t fault art dealer Larry Gagosian’s taste. Not only has he commissioned a spacious and elegant new art gallery in London’s Mayfair, but it opens with a Cy Twombly exhibition. By the time Twombly died in 2011, and he had become a figure of unique mystery and authority in modern art – an American who chose to live in Italy,an abstract artist fascinated by myth and history, a man who never spoke to the press, and when all is said and done,the most clever and emotionally eloquent (expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively) artist of our age. Gagosian gave Twombly astonishing support. This artist, who painted up to the final, and was able to present his final paintings,fresh from the studio, at Gagosian’s galleries across Europe and the US. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com