Cy Twombly at Musée Yves Saint Laurent | Marrakech - Artforum International
Much like the artist it celebrates, “Cy Twombly: Morocco 1952/1953” does a lot with very little. This small, intelligent exhibition offers a glimpse into the nearly five months the artist spent exploring Morocco with Robert Rauschenberg in the winter of 1952 and the spring of 1953. Physical evidence of these adventures is sparse. Both artists traveled light, abandoning the large canvases of New York for an aesthetic of snapshots and sketches, yet minimal traces coalesce to form a compelling portrait of a turning point in Twombly’s career.Letters and documents on view provide context for ...