Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture

ISBN: 0300219156

Author: Borchardt-Hume, Achim

Condition: New

An insightful new look at one of the 20th centurys most celebrated artistic visionariesAlexander Calder (1898-1976) is one of modernisms most captivating and influential figures. First trained as a mechanical engineer, Calder relocated from New York to Paris in the mid-twenties where his acceptance into the citys burgeoning avant-garde circles coincided with the development of his characteristic form of kinetic sculpture. His early work Cirque Calder, which was presented throughout Paris to great acclaim, prefigures the performance and theatrical aspects that dominate Calders pioneering artistic works and are situated as a primary subject of intrigue in this publication.Rather than simply refashion sculptures traditional forms, Calder envisioned entirely new possibilities for the medium and transformed its static nature into something dynamic and responsive. Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture provides detailed insight into that pioneering process through reproductions of personal drawings and notes. Also featured is new research from a wide range of renowned scholars, furthering our understanding of the remarkable depth of Calders beloved mobile sculptures and entrenching his status as an icon of modernism.Exhibition Schedule:Tate Modern, London(11/11/15-04/03/16)