National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Alexander Calder: 1898–1976. 29 March–12 July 1998.
Solo Exhibition
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome. Calder: Sculptor of Air. 23 October 2009–14 February 2010.
Solo Exhibition
Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul. Calder. 18 July–20 October 2013.
Solo Exhibition
Di Donna Galleries, New York. Enchanted Reverie: Klee and Calder. 19 April–8 June 2024.
Group ExhibitionFollowing a visit in October of 1930 to Mondrian’s studio, where he was impressed by the environment and actuation of space, Calder made his first wholly abstract compositions and developed the kinetic sculpture now known as the mobile. Coined for these works by Marcel Duchamp in 1931, the word “mobile” refers to both “motion” and “motive” in French. He also created stationary abstract works that Jean Arp dubbed “stabiles.”
