Alone in a tower filled with the world’s largest display of sculptures by Alexander Calder. ✨ In this room filled with moving sculptures by Calder, giant mobiles are suspended in the sky. They turn and dance as you cohabit their space. One of the most extraordinary things about these deceptively gravity-defying objects is that they are supported by a force the size of your thumbnail: a tiny hook. In the mid-1930s, in addition to developing his classic mobiles, Calder began to explore the concept

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American artist Alexander Calder (1898–1976) is celebrated for revolutionizing sculpture with his renowned mobiles and stabiles, which range from the miniature to the monumental. "Calder: In Motion, The Shirley Family Collection" traces Calder's career over 45 works, highlighting his most important themes, styles, and materials from the 1920s through the 1970s while celebrating the transformative gift to SAM from patrons Jon and Kim Shirley. Experience the unique vision of a modern artist who le

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📦 Behind the scenes: Art handlers carefully unpack an Alexander Calder mobile sculpture, presented by LGDR gallery at 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹. Don't miss it when you visit the fair – opening to the public today, October 20! Learn more: bit.ly/3rU9CzV | Art Basel

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