Leo Castelli exhibition and Donald Judd’s scathing review
The Leo Castelli Gallery shows the nine-panel Discourses on Commodus (1963); the artist and writer Donald Judd pans it, seeing in these paintings nothing but a few drips and splatters and an occasional pencil line.
1964
Invited to the Venice Biennale
Twombly is invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale; he will be invited twice more, in 1989 and in 2001.
1964
Meets Nicola Del Roscio
Twombly meets Nicola Del Roscio of Gaeta, who will become his longtime assistant, companion and archivist.
1968
First retrospective in Milwaukee
The first retrospective of Twombly’s work is held in Milwaukee.
1979
Retrospective at the Whitney Museum in New York
Twombly’s next retrospective after Milwaukee is held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, curated by David Whitney.
