Twombly piece at Menil takes a tumble
March 24, 2015 | In the PressFrom The Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Twombly-piece-at-Menil-takes-a-tumble-6155727.php)
On Sunday afternoon a patron at the Menil Collection accidentally knocked over a Cy Twombly piece recently put back on public display at the revered Houston art museum.
According to Vance Muse, the communications director at the Menil, the visitor backed into the sculpture on accident and tripped on the piece’s riser. The woman was not hurt in the incident, first mentioned on Houston arts blog The Great God Pan is Dead.
"It's been taken off view and will be stabilized and evaluated," Muse said Tuesday. "As for the exact damage it's too soon to tell."
In the photo on the blog, you can see a museum docent looking at the photographer and two people standing over the “toppled” Twombly.
The piece was not in the Menil's Cy Twombly Gallery, Muse says, as has been reported elsewhere.
The Twombly piece, titled “untitled”, dated back to 1954 and is made of wood, wire, glass, mirrors, wire, wood spoons, oil crayon, house paint, and wax, elements that are common in the artist’s body of work.
The piece is currently being looked at by the Menil’s chief conservator, Brad Epley and his team. It’s decidedly in the best hands possible.
Abstract artist Twombly died in 2011 at the age of 83.
