"Rare and slightly wobbly motorized works form an exhibition at
the
Whitney Museum of American Art that recaptures
Calder’s guile
and joy."
... NY Times review
Above: Hanging Spider
"Capturing motion in art was a Modernist obsession. Yet by treating
dynamics itself as a means of expression, whether with a motor or by
suspending elements in space, Calder negated the possibility of
perceiving these sculptures in a single fashion. Where sculpture had
once aspired to monumentality,
Calder proposed an art in three
dimensions that took infinite forms."
...New York Times
Aluminum Leaves, Red Post, Calder, 1941
A selection of mobiles is activated regularly for visitors. There will also
be one-time displays of rarely seen works, as well as motorized sculptures
that haven’t been viewed in motion for decades.
Sea Scape,1947
This mobile reminds me of glass artist Dale Chihuly's
Persian Ceiling at the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach, FL.
See "Jewel Boxes" feature here
A selection of mobiles is activated regularly for visitors. There will also
be one-time displays of rarely seen works, as well as motorized sculptures
that haven’t been viewed in motion for decades.
Sea Scape,1947
This mobile reminds me of glass artist Dale Chihuly's
Persian Ceiling at the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach, FL.
See "Jewel Boxes" feature here
untitled, Calder, 1947
See a bit of the exhibition, with motion and music, here.
The song "Turn, Turn, Turn" was written by Pete Seeger.
~ oOo ~
See a bit of the exhibition, with motion and music, here.
The song "Turn, Turn, Turn" was written by Pete Seeger.
~ oOo ~
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