Pace Hong Kong is honored to announce an exhibition of works by Alexander Calder, on view from 28 May through 16 July 2016, with an opening reception for the public on Friday, 27 May, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will present eleven works, including hanging mobiles, standing mobiles and stabiles, made between 1936 and 1969. Alexander Calder transformed the landscape of art with his contributions to sculpture, redefining the traditionally static medium with his kinetic constructions of suspended, abstract forms. He is renowned for his invention of the mobile—a term coined by Marcel Duchamp—in 1931. Rejecting hierarchies of material, Calder used industrial media including wire and sheet metal in his compositional investigations of matter, line and space.
Alexander Calder, Red and Yellow Vane, 1934; Calder Foundation, New York
Alexander Calder, Goldfish Bowl, 1929; Calder Foundation, New York; Courtesy of Calder Foundation, New York, DACS, London
About the artist
Alexander Calder (b. 1898, Lawnton, Pennsylvania; d. 1976, New York) is one of the most acclaimed and influential sculptors of the twentieth century. He is renowned for the invention of the mobile, a kinetic construction of suspended abstract elements that describe individual movements, moving and balancing in changing harmony. Calder also devoted himself to making outdoor sculpture on a grand scale from bolted sheets of steel, many of which stand in public plazas in cities throughout the world. Pace Gallery has represented the Calder Foundation since 1984.
Alexander Calder in his Roxbury studio, 1941; Photo credit Calder Foundation, New York, Art Resource, NY; Courtesy of Calder Foundation, New York, DACS, London
About the exhibition
Date: May 28, 2016 – Jul 16, 2016
Venue: Pace Hong Kong
Address: 15C Entertainment Building, 30 Queens Road Central, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2608 5065
Fax: +852 2608 5064
Courtesy of the Calder Foundation and Pace Hong Kong, for further information please visit www.pacegallery.com.
