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1. icamiami.org › exhibition › alexander-calderAlexander Calder - Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami

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   Mar 11, 2024 · Alexander Calder (1898–1976) was an American sculptor who is today regarded as one of the most influential figures in the development of kinetic art.

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

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   Jan 8, 2018 · Indeed, many of his early works foreshadow the large-scale masterpieces for which the artist is best known today—a progression charted by art critic Jed Perl in his newly published biography Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898–1940. From wire portraits to hanging mobiles, the six works below represent significant shifts in ...

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4. somethingcurated.com › 2021/08/24 › the-story-ofThe Story Of Alexander Calder’s Multi-Coloured Aeroplanes

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   Aug 24, 2021 · American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898–1976) is perhaps best known for his innovative mobiles, kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents that embrace chance in their aesthetic.

5. www.wikiart.org › en › alexander-calderAlexander Calder - 229 artworks - sculpture - WikiArt.org

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   Alexander Calder (/ˈkɔːldər/; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) is widely considered to be one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century. He is best known for his colorful, whimsical abstract public sculptures and his innovative mobiles, kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents, which embraced chance in ...

   • Nationality: American
   • Birth Date: July 20, 1898

   • Place Of Birth: Lawnton, Pennsylvania, United States
   • Death Date: November 11, 1976

6. news.artnet.com › art-world › see-iside-alexanderAlexander Calder’s Complete Archive Is Now Entirely Online ...

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   Mar 12, 2021 · Alexander Calder’s Complete Archive Is Now Entirely Online—Discover Some of the Rare Photos, Sketches, and Ephemera Here. Click through the newly unveiled research archive before seeing MoMA’s ambitious new Calder show. Les Masques (1970).

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7. www.pacegallery.com › artists › alexander-calderAlexander Calder - Pace Gallery

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   Feb 3, 2015 · Best known for his creation of the mobile, Alexander Calder is one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Calder was born in 1898, the second child of artist parents—his father was a sculptor and his mother a painter.

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   Who is Alexander Calder?

   • More ... Alexander Calder (/ˈkɔːldər/; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) is widely considered to be one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century.

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   How did Alexander Calder redefine sculpture?

   • Alexander Calder redefined sculpture by introducing into it the element of movement. He created sculptures and design objects that participated in the larger tendencies of European and American avant-garde, uniquely combining abstract art, modernist principles, machine and cosmic imagery in his works.

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   What was Calder's first sculpture?

   • According to Rower, the shift began with works such as Steel Fish (Calder’s first welded outdoor sculpture) and Devil Fish (one of his earliest stabiles, or large-scale stationary sculptures).

   Understanding Alexander Calder through 6 Pivotal Artworks

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   How big is Alexander Calder?

   • Alexander Calder, Scarlet Digitals , 1945, sheet metal, wire and paint, 85" x 95" x 41" (215.9 cm x 241.3 cm x 104.1 cm) © 2019 Calder Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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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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   Where did Calder go on holiday?

   • He spent a couple of happily busy holiday weeks in New York, where Calder’s parents were getting to know Louisa and her mother and her sisters; Louisa’s father was in India, working on a book attacking British colonial rule.

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

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   The first biography of America's greatest twentieth-century sculptor, Alexander Calder: an authoritative and revelatory achievement, based on a wealth of letters and papers never before...