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Biography
Alexander Calder worked as an abstract sculptor and has been commonly referred to as the inventor of the mobile. He employed industrious materials of wire and metal and transformed them into delicate nonobjective forms that respond to the wind or float in air. Although born into a family of sculptors, the artist studied mechanical engineering before pursuing a career in art; although this training in mechanics was not critical to the development of the mobile, it would later be applied to his monumental works. In addition to his mobiles, Calder produced an array of public constructions worldwide as well as drawings and paintings that feature the same brand of abstraction. Calder was born in Lawnton, Pennsylvania.
Insights
The artist's first solo exhibition was in 1927.
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25 April 2020 | Hyperallergic
How Alexander Calder Made Modern Art Move14 April 2020 | Artnet
Alexander Calder’s 1943 Show at MoMA Was an Extraordinary Experiment in the Power of Play, a New Biography Says—Read an Excerpt Here12 April 2020 | The Atlantic
What Alexander Calder Understood About Joy8 April 2020 | Washington Post
‘Alexander Calder: The Conquest of Space’ paints a stunning portrait of an ever-evolving artist29 February 2020 | LiveAuctioneers
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Tree
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Red Sun
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Lune et étoile rouge (Moon and Red Star)
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Young Woman and her Suitors
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Untitled (Sculpture)
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Nez et oreilles très gais (Very Gay Nose and Ears)
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Soporific Sun
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Bowling
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Stone Age
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Loops and Yin Yang
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Joliette
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The Pub
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Ice Rink
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Untitled (Man on a Tightrope)
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Elephants, from Our Unfinished Revolution
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Untitled (Balloons)
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Untitled (Loops on Yellow)
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Boomerangs
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Le Melon
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Sephora
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Modele T (maquette)
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Two Moons
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Butterfly
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Higgledy Piggledy
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