{"id":3046,"date":"2018-10-04T14:44:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T18:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robinrosenbergfineart.com\/wp2022\/caldermmfa\/"},"modified":"2022-12-13T19:35:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T00:35:11","slug":"caldermmfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robinrosenbergfineart.com\/fr\/caldermmfa\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Alexander Calder, known as the artist who \u00ab\u00a0made sculpture move,\u00a0\u00bb revolutionized sculpture by suspending objects, creating mesmerizing shadows and changing perspectives.<\/h3>\n<p>Walking into the Montreal Museum of Fine Art\u2019s Exhibition, \u2018Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor\u2019, viewers are immediately confronted with a slowly rotating circular couch with a large Calder mobile sculpture hanging above it. I sat down, laid on my back and gazed above to view the artwork. The moving couch offered continuously changing perspectives of the piece above, aptly setting the tone for the retrospective celebrating an artist who famously \u201cmade sculpture move.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition features many of Calder\u2019s mobiles \u2013 the artist\u2019s unique artform consisting of delicately suspended forms that gently shift in response to air currents. Calder\u2019s invention of the mobile completely revolutionized sculpture by renouncing stable heavy objects with mass and weight in favour of light, airy constructions that flow and cast magnificent shadows on walls that, in a way, become sculptures in their own right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Posts<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/robinrosenbergfineart.com\/unique-artwork-ada-with-coffee-silhouette-sculpture-alex-katz\/\">Ada with Coffee Silhouette Sculpture, Alex Katz<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/robinrosenbergfineart.com\/conceptual-art-what-is-it\/\">Conceptual Art: What is it?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/robinrosenbergfineart.com\/artspiration-appropriation-in-art\/\">ARTspiration: Appropriation in Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The mobiles, stabiles, paintings and jewellery displayed throughout the exhibition showcase the artist\u2019s innovative multidisciplinary practice. My favourite part of the exhibition, however, was the video of Calder\u2019s circus performance displayed early on in the show. Performed in the avant-garde circles of Paris from 1926-31, Calder\u2019s circus comprised of hundreds of miniature figurines made of wire and cloth that he manipulated into action. The video captures Calder vigorously pulling levers and strings and turning cranks to animate his characters and their props in a way that emulates various acts that occur at the circus. Trapeze artists fly through the air, latch arms and fall into a net. A lion roars before placing its handler\u2019s head into its mouth. Act after act, it is truly a delight to watch and demonstrates the artist\u2019s distinctive ability to imbue static objects with a strong performative presence. The circus performance captures the essence of the artist\u2019s entire oeuvre that is, at once, playful and sophisticated.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition runs through until February 24<sup>th<\/sup> and I strongly encourage you to visit if you are in Montreal. Visit the museum&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbam.qc.ca\/en\/\">website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1262 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/robinrosenbergfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Calder-Une-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"a sculpture by Alex Calder\" width=\"634\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robinrosenbergfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Calder-Une-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robinrosenbergfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Calder-Une-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robinrosenbergfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Calder-Une-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robinrosenbergfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Calder-Une.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Calder, known as the artist who \u00ab\u00a0made sculpture move,\u00a0\u00bb revolutionized sculpture by suspending objects, creating mesmerizing shadows and changing perspectives. 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