Documentary 'CY Dear' on Sky Arte Celebrates Cy Twombly

The documentary 'CY Dear' premieres on Sky Arte on Friday, October 11, following its presentation at the Artecinema festival in Naples on Wednesday, October 9. Directed by Andrea Bettinetti and produced by Michele Bongiorno, the film honors Cy Twombly's career more than ninety years after his birth. Born in Lexington, Virginia, Twombly was a prominent figure in the mid-1950s alongside Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. His gestural vocabulary is renowned for the energy in his paintings and drawings. Nicola Del Roscio provides voices for testimonies from friends and colleagues who knew and collaborated with Twombly. Their memories offer a detailed portrait of the man and artist, examining his masterpieces exhibited worldwide and the creative periods that marked his life. The film guides viewers from Lexington to Gaeta, Italy, which Twombly considered a second home, living and working between two continents and cultures.