A reawakening to Duchamp’s impact on contemporary thought was on full display first in California—accompanied by a remarkable cast of artists
three groups of 1979–80s drawings—Mirabelle Addenda
She is the author of Artists' Magazines: An Alternative Space for Art (2011)
and newspaper printing plates
all of which are considered in the context of the Menil Collection’s remarkable holdings
Cy Twombly, Treatise on the Veil, 1970 Menil Publications A reawakening to Duchamp’s impactA breathtaking exploration of one of Twomblys largest paintings, the second version of his Treatise on the Veil. One of the most important American postwar artists, Cy Twombly (19282011) engaged with mythological and poetic source material, setting him apart from other artists of his generation. In 1970, Twombly revisited his 1968 painting Treatise on the Veil and, in a short period of focused creativity, produced a paintingTreatise on the Veil