Calder Foundation
Calder: Un effet du japonais
30 May–6 September 2024Azabudai Hills Gallery, Tokyo

Curated by Alexander S. C. Rower, Calder: Un effet du japonais explored the enduring resonance of Calder’s art with Japanese traditions and aesthetics. The exhibition comprised approximately 100 works from the Calder Foundation’s collection, ranging from the artist’s signature mobiles, stabiles, and standing mobiles to his oil paintings and works on paper.

Related documents  10
Selected works  97
Selected publications  8
Calder: Un effet du japonais (2024)

Azabudai Hills Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. Calder: Un effet du japonais. Exhibition catalogue. 2024.

Alexander S. C. Rower, Halfway to Heaven

Solo Exhibition Catalogue

“Alexander Calder’s ‘Calder: Un effet du japonais’ will be held at Azabudai Hills Gallery. First solo exhibition in Tokyo in 35 years.” Bijutsu Techo. 21 March 2024, Web.

Magazine

Schultz, Abby. “Pace Brings Major Alexander Calder Retrospective to Tokyo Ahead of Opening a New Gallery.” Barron’s. 23 May 2024, Web.

Online Publication

“The Alexander Calder exhibition has finally opened! Don’t miss the beautiful and bold scenography.” ARTnews Japan. 30 May 2024, Web.

Online Publication

“Report on the exhibition ‘Calder: Un effet du japonais’ (Azabudai Hills Gallery). Unraveling the relationship between Calder and Japan.” Bijutsu Techo. 30 May 2024, Web.

Magazine

Naomi. “A report on the exhibition ‘Calder: Un effet du japonais’ (Azabudai Hills Gallery). Experience the delicacy and elegance that resonates with Japanese tradition in a unique exhibition space that can only be experienced here.” Tokyo Art Beat. 1 June 2024, Web.

Online Publication

“‘Calder: Un effet du japonais’ opens at Azabudai Hills Gallery.” ADF Web Magazine. 30 May 2024, Web.

Online Publication

Palm, Erik Augustin. “Alexander Calder’s kinetic sculptures arrive to full Japanese embrace.” The Japan Times, 16 June 2024, Web.

Newspaper
Exhibitions / 2020–Today 6

The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start. 14 March 2021–15 January 2022.

Neue Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany. Alexander Calder: Minimal / Maximal. 22 August 2021–13 February 2022

Kunsthal Rotterdam, Netherlands. Calder Now. 21 November 2021–29 May 2022.

Pace Gallery, Los Angeles. Calder/Tuttle:Tentative. 21 January–25 February 2023.