Alexander Calder is internationally renowned for his innovative kinetic 'mobiles' and stationary 'stabiles', ingenious sheet metal sculptures executed in both small and monumental scale. The son of artists, Calder began creating art at a young age, and after receiving a university degree in engineering, moved to New York City in 1923 to enroll at the Art Students League. A part-time job in journalism brought Calder to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and when he moved to Paris in 1926 to study at Académie de la Grande Chaumière this inspired him to create the whimsical Cirque Calder, a cast of minute figurines crafted from wire, leather and cloth, that he could pack into a trunk and hold captivating performances by manipulating the forms. Calder continued working with wire, fashioning portraits of friends and cultural figures, gaining notoriety that earned him exhibitions at galleries in New York, Paris and Berlin. In 1931, Calder created his first kinetic sculptures, initially powered by motors but later powered only by wind currents to move these breathtaking suspensions. Returning to the United States in 1933, in this prodigious decade Calder began creating large-scale, bolted, outdoor sheet metal sculptures. His works were exhibited at the Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, and he soon earned many public commissions. During the war years, Calder ingeniously began working with wood and wire to create his 'constellations'. From the 1940s onwards, Calder primarily focused on large-scale commissions, many important museum exhibitions, and showing with his long-time dealers Curt Valentin and later Perls Galleries in New York and Galerie Maeght in Paris. In his lifetime retrospectives were held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1943; the Guggenheim Museum, New York, in 1964; Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, in 1969; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, in 1976. Calder is also recognized for his extraordinary paintings, prints, theater set design, jewelry, tapestries and rugs.
Calder's work is included in major public and private collections around the world, including the Tate Modern, London; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Beyond the Canvas
2024年3月8日 - 3月30日We are thrilled to announce Beyond the Canvas opening March 7, 2024. Join us for an exclusive presentation featuring new works by gallery artists, including Awol Erizku, Yoan Capote, and Ena Swansea, alongside a curated selection highlighting influential post-war masters. Additionally, we will also present a captivating selection of artist and independent designer jewellery from Louisa Guinness Gallery. Beyond the Canvas invites us to reconsider the notion of representation, delve into the layers of artistic expression and discover new perspectives through media.更多 -
Innovation and Tradition
Calder to Capote 2023年4月6日 - 4月30日Ben Brown Fine Arts is thrilled to announce Innovation and Tradition: Calder to Capote at our Palm Beach gallery, the final exhibition of the season before the gallery closes until November. This thought-provoking presentation elicits dialogue between distinguished post-war and contemporary artists, examining how the challenging of notions and traditions of the past has brought forth radical new ideas and practices that have, and continue to, change the trajectory of art history today.更多
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Art Basel Miami Beach
2023年12月6日 - 12月10日Ben Brown Fine Arts is excited to announce our return to Art Basel Miami Beach, taking place from December 8 to 10, 2023. Join us at Booth D8, where we will proudly present a curated selection featuring the diverse talents of our esteemed international contemporary artists, including Yoan Capote, Awol Erizku, Vik Muniz, Nabil Nahas, José Parlá, Enoc Perez, Ena Swansea and Hank Willis Thomas. Our booth will explore the vibrant and varied expressions of these influential creators, defining the forefront of contemporary art.更多 -
Art Basel
2023年6月15日 - 6月18日Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to return to Art Basel (Booth E4) with an exhibition dedicated to the legacy of major European and North...更多 -
TEFAF New York
2023年5月12日 - 5月16日Ben Brown Fine Arts is excited to participate in the ninth edition of TEFAF New York at the Park Avenue Armory, from May 12 to...更多 -
Art Basel Hong Kong
2023年3月23日 - 3月25日Ben Brown Fine Arts is thrilled to return to Art Basel Hong Kong 2023 (Booth 3D11), with a curated presentation highlighting the gallery’s stable of...更多
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Art Basel Miami Beach
2022年12月1日 - 12月3日Ben Brown Fine Arts is thrilled to be returning to Miami to participate in Art Basel Miami Beach , from 29 November to 3 December,...更多 -
Art Basel Miami Beach
2021年12月2日 - 12月4日Art Basel Miami Beach art fair 2021. We will be presenting a curated booth highlighting the gallery's stable of international contemporary artists, including Yoan Capote, Vik Muniz, José Parlá and Hank Willis Thomas. Another section of the booth will be designated for an historical exhibition of eminent post-war artists including Miquel Barcelo, Georg Baselitz, Alighiero Boetti, Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Enrico Castellani, Lucio Fontana, Robert Indiana, Jeff Koons, Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne, Roy Lichtenstein, Gerhard Richter, Sean Scully and Andy Warhol.更多 -
The Armory Show
2021年9月9日 - 9月12日Ben Brown Fine Arts is thrilled to participate live in The Armory Show in New York,9-12 September 2021. Our booth will unveil recent and important works by the gallery's stable of New York, London and Cuba-based contemporary artists, including Yoan Capote, Awol Erizku, Vik Muniz, Nabil Nahas, José Parlá, Enoc Perez, Ena Swansea, Hank Willis Thomas and Gavin Turk. The curated selection will include quilts, paintings, photographs and sculptures straight from the artists' studios, illuminating the engaging and innovative practices of the gallery's diverse and talented team of contemporary artists.更多 -
Art Basel OVR:20c
Dimension of Space: Alexander Calder and Lucio Fontana 2020年10月30日 - 10月31日Preview days: 28-30 October 2020 Dimension of Space explores the legacy of two major artists, transatlantic contemporaries and visionaries who developed a radical approach to...更多