3D Design

Alexander Calder by Joan M. Marter This study provides a scholarly account of the life and work of Alexander Calder. His creation of the mobile and stabile, two forms of sculpture that are synonymous with modernism, is also analysed in detail.

Alexander Calder by Staatliche Museen zu Staatliche (Editor); Nationalgalerie Nationalgalerie Berlin (Editor) Calder's sculptural works can fit in the palm of a hand, or tower over a city square. This fascinating exhibition catalog examines how the artist's sensitivity to matters of size, scale and shape engaged audiences in a variety of ways.

Alexander Calder by Joan Simon; Alexander S. C. Rower (Contribution by); Brigitte Leal; Annie Cohen-Solal (Contribution by); Quentin Bajac (Contribution by); Pepe Karmel (Contribution by); Carol Mancusi-Ungaro (Contribution by); Eleonora Nagy (Contribution by); Henry Petroski (Contribution by); Arnauld Pierre (Contribution by) In 1926, Alexander Calder (1898-1976) moved from New York to Paris and began to use time and motion as "materials" for animating line and space. Calder's years in Paris--an understudied part of the artist's career--is the focus of this marvelous publication. A team of international scholars discusses Calder's many innovations of this period, chief among them his abstract, motorized, and mobile works.

Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start by Cara Manes; Alexander Calder (Text by) "Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start" looks at Calder's work through the lens of his connection with MoMA, taking as a point of departure the idea that Calder assumed the unofficial role of the Museum's "house artist" during its formative years.