Alexander Calder at the Whitney
I went to the Alexander Calder exhibit at the Whitney Museum today. I showed up with general respect for Calder, but I never really gave him much thought before. The exhibit was very cool and I left really impressed. The coolest thing and majority of the show was his wire sculptures that he did. There were lots of those that varied in scale from a foot tall to 6 or 7 feet tall and with a variety or subjects: nudes, portraits, animals, and caricatures. My favorite things were the portraits, there were about 20 or so of them all on the wall when you come in. He captured the forms with just a few lines. Pictures of them really don’t capture how amazing they really are. I wish that I could buy a replica of one to put in my apartment. The exhibit runs through February 15 and is definitely worth the trip.
Alexander Calder: The Paris Years 1926-1933
