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1. www.tate.org.uk › man-who-made-modern-art-moveThe man who made modern art move – Tate Etc | Tate

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   Dec 4, 2015 · The American artist Alexander Calder (1898–1976) probably best known for his abstract coloured ‘mobiles’ as well as his large outdoor sculptures, was a key figure in the history of 20th-century art. Tate Etc. talks to his grandson.

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3. www.daviddavidgallery.com › artists › alexander-calder2Alexander Calder - Artists - David David Gallery - Fine Art ...

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   Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animate sculpture.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alexander_CalderAlexander Calder - Wikipedia

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   Alexander Calder ( / ˈkɔːldər /; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his monumental public sculptures. [1]

5. www.smithsonianmag.com › arts-culture › alexanderHow Alexander Calder Became America’s Most Beloved Sculptor

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   On April 27, 1931, at the Galerie Percier on the Right Bank of Paris, Alexander Calder presented some 20 pieces of abstract sculpture that would turn out to be a game changer—for Calder, for...

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6. www.artsy.net › article › artsy-editorialUnderstanding Alexander Calder through 6 Pivotal Artworks

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   Jan 8, 2018 · Calder was a pioneer of 20th-century sculpture, among the first to endow his works with a fourth dimension: movement. Duck (1909), which rocks back and forth on its curved underside, can be considered the artist’s first kinetic sculpture.

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7. www.tate.org.uk › who-is › who-alexander-calderWho is Alexander Calder? | Tate Kids

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   Meet Alexander Calder. The man that made modern art move! Find out who is Alexander Calder with this art homework guide, includes facts for kids.

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   Who was Alexander Calder?

   • The American artist Alexander Calder (1898–1976) probably best known for his abstract coloured ‘mobiles’ as well as his large outdoor sculptures, was a key figure in the history of 20th-century art. Tate Etc. talks to his grandson

   The man who made modern art move – Tate Etc | Tate

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   When did Alexander Calder create abstract sculpture?

   • On April 27, 1931, at the Galerie Percier on the Right Bank of Paris, Alexander Calder presented some 20 pieces of abstract sculpture that would turn out to be a game changer—for Calder, for the Parisian avant-garde, and for the art of sculpture in the 20th century.

   How Alexander Calder Became America’s Most Beloved Sculptor

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   Who wrote Calder sculpture?

   • Rower, Alexander S. C. Calder Sculpture. Universe Publishing, 1998, ISBN 978-0-7893-0134-5 Barbara Zabel, Calder's Portraits 'A New Language' (Washington, Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2012). Thalacker, Donald W. The Place of Art in the World of Architecture. Chelsea House Publishers, New York, 1980. December 19, 2014.

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   Where is Alexander Calder exhibited?

   • In addition, both of Calder's dealers, Galerie Maeght in Paris and the Perls Galleries in New York, averaged about one Calder show each per year. Calder's work is in many permanent collections across the world. The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, has the largest body of work by Alexander Calder.

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9. www.nytimes.com › 2017/06/08 › artsWhen It Comes to Calder, the Same Piece Is Always Different

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   Jun 8, 2017 · Where sculpture had once aspired to monumentality, Calder proposed an art in three dimensions that took infinite forms.