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Black Side, White Side, 1951

Work

Black Side, White Side

Date 1951
Media
Sheet metal, wire, and paint
Dimensions
60" × 51"
Collection
Private Collection
Hanging Mobile
Related exhibitions  1
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York (1952)

Curt Valentin Gallery, New York. Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers. 15 January–10 February 1952.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Hanging Mobile 167
Fish (1951)
Fish, 1951
Triple Gong (1951)
Triple Gong, 1951
Streetcar (1951)
Streetcar, 1951
Sumac with Gong (1951)
Sumac with Gong, 1951
Related Timeline
1946–1952
1946–1952 International Distinction

Calder had a major show in 1946 at Galerie Louis Carré in Paris for which Jean-Paul Sartre wrote a seminal essay. He designed sets and costumes for a number of theatrical performances and designed a huge acoustic ceiling for the Aula Magna auditorium at Universidad Central de Venezuela. In 1952, Calder represented the United States at the Venice Biennale, winning the grand prize for sculpture.