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Thirty-Two Discs, 1951

Work

Thirty-Two Discs

Date 1951
Media
Sheet metal, rod, wire, and paint
Dimensions
90" × 35" × 31"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Standing Mobile
Historical Photos  3
Illustration for Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers (1951)
Illustration of Thirty-Two Discs (1951), Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers, Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, 1952Calder Foundation, New York; Gift of Andréa Davidson, Shawn Davidson, Alexander S. C. Rower & Holton Rower, 2013
Illustration of Thirty-Two Discs (1951), Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers, Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, 1952
Calder Foundation, New York
Inventory drawing, Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers (1952)
Inventory drawing, Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers, Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, 1952Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison; The Terese & Alvin S. Lane Collection, 2010
Inventory drawing, Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers, Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, 1952
Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Musée National d’Art Moderne (1965)
Calder at the installation of Calder, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, 1965Photograph by Gjon Mili
Calder at the installation of Calder, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, 1965Photograph by Gjon Mili
Related exhibitions  7
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York (1952)

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

Solo Exhibition
Museu de Arte Moderna, São Paulo, Brazil (1953)

Museu de Arte Moderna, São Paulo, Brazil. II Bienal do Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo. 15 December 1953–28 February 1954.

Group Exhibition
Arts Council of Great Britain, Tate Gallery, London (1962)

Arts Council of Great Britain, Tate Gallery, London. Alexander Calder: Sculpture–Mobiles. 4 July–12 August 1962.

Solo Exhibition
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1964)

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition. 6 November 1964–31 January 1965.

Solo Exhibition
Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris (1965)

Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris. Calder. 8 July–15 October 1965. Originated from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Solo Exhibition
Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France (1969)

Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. Calder. 2 April–31 May 1969.

Solo Exhibition
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1998)

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Alexander Calder: 1898–1976. 29 March–12 July 1998.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Standing Mobile 266
El Corcovado (1951)
El Corcovado, 1951
Untitled (c. 1952)
Untitled, c. 1952
Four Dots and Brass Tail (c. 1953)
Four Dots and Brass Tail, c. 1953
Untitled (c. 1953)
Untitled, c. 1953
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.