
Calder
Gravity & Grace
Phaidon Press Ltd
1st Edition
Published on 16. February 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
268 pages
978-0-7148-4634-7 (ISBN)
Description
Available in paperback for the first time, a beautifully produced retrospective of acclaimed American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976), best known for his 'mobiles' and abstract constructions, and the enormously popular 'Calder's Circus' / Includes a superb selection of 78 colour plates, a critical essay, and excerpts from Calder's autobiography and writings / Features documentary photographs of Calder and his studio by major photographers including Ugo Mulas, Inge Morath and Herbert Matter / An excellent reference source: contains a Chronology, Bibliography, and Exhibition History
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Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
57
78 farbige Abbildungen, 57 s/w Abbildungen
78 col 57 b&w
Dimensions
Height: 27 cm
Width: 29 cm
ISBN-13
978-0-7148-4634-7 (9780714846347)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Carmen Gimenez is Curator of Twentieth-Century Art, Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, New York, where her exhibitions include 'Picasso and the Age of Iron' (1993), 'Brancusi: The Essence of Things' (2004) and 'Spanish Painting from El Greco to Picasso: Time, Truth, and History' (2006). For the Guggenheim Bilbao she curated 'Richard Serra: Sculpture' (1999) and 'Calder: Gravity and Grace' (2003), as well as the installation 'Richard Serra: The Matter of Time' (2005). During her years as Director of the National Centre for Exhibitions for the Spanish Ministry of Culture (1984-1989), she was responsible for the transformation of Madrid's former 18th century Hospital de San Carlos into the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. In 1997 she was put in charge of transforming the Palacio de Buenavista into the Museo Picasso Malaga, which opened under her directorship in 2004.Alexander S C Rower is Chairman and Director of the Calder Foundation, New York, and grandson of the artist. He has written and lectured extensively on Calder's life and work.Francisco Calvo Serraller is Professor of Art History at the Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
Content
Introduction by Carmen Gimenez; Essay by Francisco Calvo Serraller; Texts by and about Calder (the artist's writings and quotations, selections from his authobiography, texts by other authors, interviews with Calder) compiled by Carmen Gimenez; Plates section; Chronology, Bibliography and Exhibition History compiled by Alexander SC Rower