Author: ROSENTHAL, MARK
Title: The surreal Calder / Mark Rosenthal ; with a chronology by Alexander S.C. Rower
Description: Houston. Tex. : New Haven ; London : Menil Collection 2005. First Edition. An exceptional harcover copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 156 pages; Physical description: 156 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. Exhibition held at the Menil Collection. Houston. September 30. 2005 - January 8. 2006; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. March 3 - May 21. 2006; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. June 11 - September 10. 2006. Summary: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) is a key presence in the history of modern art. and yet he is rarely seen or remembered in the context from which he initially emerged as an artist. When Calder became 'Calder' - well known for his signature mobiles and stabiles - it was due to a unique variety of presiding influences. His artistic parentage consisted of Marcel Duchamp. who provided the name of and concept for the mobile; Piet Mondrian. who introduced pure abstraction to him; and Joan Miro. who communicated the central theses of Surrealism. Although Calder went on to play a major role in Surrealist manifestations during the formative years of the movement. including being shown in the defining 1936 'Exposition surrealiste d'objets' in Paris. he has since been separated from those beginnings. Indeed. at this point in time. Calder is never included in exhibitions of Surrealist art. even though he was incubated by that phenomenon and contributed mightily to it. This book will put the artist back in midst of Surrealism so that his achievement is more profoundly understood within that context. Works by artists such as Miro. Max Ernst. Yves Tanguy. and Rene Magritte will delineate the Surrealist milieu and some of its chief aspects. The following theses are also explored: Calder's wit. caricature. and linear flights of fancy; his marvellous personages and fantastic creatures; biomorphic forms from an imaginary vision of nature; and his constellations. apparent views of celestial space. Subjects: Calder. Alexander. 1898-1976 -- Exhibitions -- Criticism and interpretation. Surrealism -- United States -- Exhibitions.ISBN: 0300114362. Weight in Kg appr.:

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