Plate X, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974 Street Art legibility and abstraction – themes

legibility and abstraction – themes that resonate with its titular reference to darkness and illumination

and Spender invited a celebrated writer to respond to one apiece — among them Susan Sontag

Beverly Hills

and appropriated imagery

Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960)

Plate X, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974 Street Art legibility and abstraction – themesPlate X, from Natural History Part I: Mushrooms, 1974 is a mixed media print on Rives Couronne paper from Cy Twombly's celebrated portfolio dedicated to the study of fungi. This striking work exemplifies Twombly's distinctive approach to mark making, featuring mushroom forms rendered through his characteristic gestural marks, delicate lines, and subtle washes of color.