Calder-isms / Alexander Calder, edited by Larry Warsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976, author.

Contributor:

Warsh, Larry, editor.

Series:

ISMs (Princeton University Press)

ISMs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976--Quotations.

Calder, Alexander.

Genre:

Quotations

Physical Description:

x, 152 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 14 cm.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, in association with No More Rulers, [2025]

Summary:

Calder-isms is a collection of fascinating, irreverent, and often profound quotations from the influential modern American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976), who is most famous for his invention of what his friend Marcel Duchamp dubbed the "mobile." Often suspended from ceilings, these sculptures feature abstract elements, frequently painted in bold colors, that move and balance in changing harmony. Calder's art was dynamic, unconventional, and filled with vitality--qualities also displayed by his words, which combine the wisdom of a philosopher with the ingenuity of a true original. Taken from interviews, writings, and other sources, the quotations in Calder-isms offer memorable insights into Calder's life, mind, and, above all, art.

Contents:

Introduction

Beginnings

Motives and motions

Materials and methods

Objects

Reflections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-135).

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Shober Family Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

0691275114

9780691275116

OCLC:

1511787713

Publisher Number:

CIPO000271856