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Inside Alexander Calder’s French Connection

Calder was in his twenties when he first moved to France. Now a series of new shows explores the American artist’s Gallic ...
Artnet

Monumental Alexander Calder Mobile Sells for $20.4 Million at Christie’s

Alexander Calder’s Painted Wood (1943) made its auction debut at Christie’s with a $15 million–$20 million estimate. The rare wooden mobile hails from Calder’s “Constellation” series, inspired by ...
Forbes

Seattle Art Museum Becomes the Alexander Calder Destination with Shirley Family Collection

Before you knew what “art” was. Before you could even walk or talk, Alexander Calder was influencing your life. If your parents hung a mobile over your crib, he was. Calder can’t be credited for ...
Artnet

A $5 Million Calder, a Family’s Nazi-Era Past, and the Limits of Historical Responsibility

A classic Alexander Calder mobile, Big Horizontal Red (1956), hangs in the air, casting soft shadows at Christie’s Rockefeller Center headquarters. Measuring almost 10 feet in diameter, the cascading ...
The New York Times

In Philadelphia, a Stirring New Stage for Alexander Calder

What can a museum experience be now? Meet Calder Gardens. A leading architect, garden designer and philanthropist build a thrillingly eccentric complex for the inventor of the mobile. The metal facade ...