Rob McDonald: »Studio Notes - My Time with Cy«
Opening and Artist Talk: May 11, 2023 at 7 pm
Exhibition goes until August 18, 2023
at the AnzenbergerGallery
Absberggasse 27, 1100 Vienna
Opening hours: Wed - Fri 12 to 6 pm or by appointment
Special Event during FOTO WIEN: June 2, 2023 the gallery is open until 9 pm
For the last twenty years of his life, Cy Twombly returned annually to Lexington, his hometown in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. As evidence of his attachment, he bought a house, and during extended visits in both spring and fall, he created a number of important works in modest studios he rented nearby. In large part, however, he spent his days observing the rhythms of the small college town, taking long reflective drives in the countryside, and exploring entertainments with a small circle of acquaintances. One of those was photographer Rob McDonald.
Over the years, McDonald made many of photographs of Twombly’s home and storefront studio in Lexington’s downtown, typically with the artist himself present. There was not much conversation during those times, but when McDonald shared the images with Twombly, he always seemed curious to see what had caught the photographer’s eye.
The exhibition is organized around three views of places where Twombly worked and which serve as touchstones for McDonald’s reflections on their many conversations about topics ranging from Twombly’s life and work to curiosities of life in the local community.
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Regina Anzenberger »Roots & Bonds«
At our Collector's Room we are showing a selection of Regina Anzenberger's works from her series 'Roots & Bonds' on occasion of the publication of the second edition of the book.
„It all started with a tree in the winter forest that particularly caught my eye during one of my walks with my dog Shakeera. I kept going back there over an entire year and photographed the tree in every season. What especially fascinated me were the vines which elegantly wound themselves down to the ground from a branch, creating an image of endless bonds. The forest as the source of inspiration and energy for all creativity, the roots and bonds became my theme." (Regina Anzenberger)
Gerry Badger writes in his review for 1000 Words magazine: 'In Roots & Bonds, Regina Anzenberger has given us what might be termed the psychological landscape – comfortingly familiar yet also edgy, distinctly uncomfortable but distinctly interesting.'
opening hours: Wednesday to Friday from 12 – 6 pm or on appointment