Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy May 12, 2011

Although well known, Alexander Calder has not previously been considered an influential figure for contemporary artists. Yet in the past few decades, more and more young American and international figures are taking cues from Calder, whose hands-on explorations of form, balance, color, and movement make him instantly recognizable. Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art features approximately 30 mobiles and stabiles by Calder dating from the 1940s through the 1960s.