Alexander Calder

Medicine for Your Eyes

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Cy Twombly, Art, Kenny Scharf, Painting, Murals, Alexander Calder, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Hospital Art, Arts News
Edward Goldman

The first time I heard about the importance of having really good works of art displayed in hospitals, I thought to myself, what a strange idea.

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Everything Solid Melts Into Air

Harris Silver | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Chinatown, Andrew Riiska, Sci-Arc, Alexander Calder, Marshmallow, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles Art Scene, Downtown Los Angeles, JaiJai Gallery, JainJai Gallery, LA Box Collective, Home News
Harris Silver

Another way to experience this piece is to close your eyes and hold it in your hands. When you do that you can feel the intent the maker reflected back as calmness in the object. The experience of the piece doesn't end there.

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Art Fair Of The Future: Kinetica 2012

MutualArt | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Yaacov Agam, Electronic Arts, Art Meets Science, Light Art, Futuristic, Alexander Calder, Green Technology, Slidepollajax, New Media, Robotics, Kinetic Art, Kinetica-Art-Fair, Smarter Ideas, Arts News
MutualArt

Just one of the many stellar sights to behold at this year's Kinetica. "Liquid Space 6.0," by Daan Roosegarde, represented by Studio Roosegarde. ...

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Driving To Storm King Art Center In A W-12 Bentley

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Schunnemunk Mountains, Roy Lichtenstein, Storm King Art Center, Alexander Calder, Continental GT Coupe, Andy Goldsworthy, Zhang Huan, Sculpture Parks, Mark Di Suvero Maya Lin, Three Legged Buddha, Bentley Flying Spur, Nizwa, Oman, Storm King Wavefield, Storm King Wall, Mulsanne, Travel News
Margie Goldsmith

I've been to New York's outdoor art museum before -- but never on such a perfect autumn day without a cloud, under a sunny cerulean sky with brushstrokes of red, yellow and crimson painted on the surrounding trees.

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What To Do This Weekend In New York

Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Russell Simmons, Alexander Calder, Huckleberry Bar, Occupy Wall Street, NY Around Town, Cmj, Tompkins Square Park, Dogs, New York News

A four-legged cute-a-thon, outdoor sleepover, and delectable soup tasting are enough reasons to be outside for the weekend's beautiful fall weather he...

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Art For Africa To Hold All-Star Charity Auction

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Charity Auction, Art Auction, Beezy Baily, Charity, Kehinde Wiley, Alexander Calder, Art for Africa, Africa Foundation, Sotheby's, Mary Sibande, Nick Cave, Arts News

"Before I went to Africa I dreamed of Africa," wrote journalist Frances Schultz when recounting her involvement with the Africa Foundation. She since ...

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Alexander Calder Google Logo

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Google Alexander Calder, Alexander Calder, Alexander Calder Google Logo, Alexander Calder Google Doodle, Alexander Calder Sculpture, Alexander Calder Google, Google Doodle, Alexander Calder Mobile, Video, Technology News

Google's home page logo on Friday featured an interactive tribute to American sculptor and innovator, Alexander Calder (1898-1976), who would have cel...

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Art Around the Clock, Carmageddon Be Damned

Edward Goldman | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Lita Albuquerque, Orange County Museum of Art, Christian Marclay, Isamu Noguchi, Alexander Calder, Laguna Art Museum, Arts News
Edward Goldman

Art has unique power to inspire, to heal and, sometimes, even to triumph over such daunting obstacles as Carmageddon.

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Famous Artists Design Race Cars

Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Alexander Calder, Car Racing, Cars, UK Arts, Art Cars, Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Art, Video, Racing, Frank Stella, David Hockney, Bmw, Olafur Eliasson, Bmw Art Cars, Arts News

Since 1975, BMW has commissioned 17 racing cars painted by famous artists from all over the world. Now, they're offering a virtual tour online of the ...

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Top 10 Portrait Picks From The London Auctions

Bruce Helander | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: UK, Francis Bacon, Georg Baselitz, Alexander Calder, Sigmar Polke, John Currin, London, Art Auctions, Andy Warhol, Phillips De Pury, Jean Michele Basquiat, David Hockney, Christie's, Sotheby's, Gerhard Richter, Damien Hirst, Debby Harrie, Blondie, UK Arts, Arts News
Bruce Helander

Next week, London hosts contemporary auctions organized by Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips de Pury. While there are gems on the docket like Warhol'...

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The Tension Between Order And Chaos: This Artweek.LA (June 20-26)

Bill Bush | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Abstract Art, Jason Meadows, Dennis Koch, Nathan Carter, Alexander Calder, Aaron Curry, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Lita Albuquerque, Jason Middlebrook, Lesley Vance, Carrie Seid, Martin Boyce, LA Art Scene, Kristi Lippire, Arts News
Bill Bush

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Choice Nuggets Found in Leo Castelli Archives

Daniel Grant | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Leo Castelli, Archives of American Art, Richard Serra, Robert Rauschenberg, Calvin Thomkins, Alexander Calder, Frank Stella, Count Panza, Ed Ruscha, James Rosenquist, John Chamberlain, Jasper Johns, Ileana Sonnabend, E.P. Richardson, Arts News
Daniel Grant

The Castelli Gallery was perhaps the most prominent commercial venue for art in the world, starting from the late 1950s and continuing through the 1970s.

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PLAN ForYourArt: April 7-13

Bettina Korek | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Blum and Poe, Lacma, Helter Skelter, Free Admission, Alexander Calder, Arts, Paul Schimmel, Ana Prvacki, Culver City, Greeting Committee, Los Angeles, Taylor De Cordoba, Contemporary Art, Art Catalogues, In Your Ear, Hammer Museum, Neighborhood Public Radio, Galleries, Engagement Party, Lari Pittman, Moca, Ocma, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

MOCA presents the artist-run radio project Neighborhood Public Radio (NPR) as the spring 2011 collective for the ongoing Engagement Party series of events.

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The Visual Artists Rights Act at 20

Daniel Grant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Artists' Moral Rights, Alexander Calder, Brooke Oliver, Audrey Flack, Scott Hodes, Visual Artists Rights Act, Christoph Buchel, Massmoca, Arts News
Daniel Grant

Artists' moral rights have been enshrined in law for 20 years. But today, many questions have arisen that could not have been predicted when the Visual Artists Rights Act was enacted.

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This Month's Top Exhibitions in the Western United States

ArtScene | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Frederick Wight, Geoff Chadsey, Phyllis Green, Charles Garabedian, Vija Celmins, Laura Mackin, Alexander Calder, Jeff Zilm, Arts News
ArtScene

As we approach the end of January, here are the top exhibitions currently on view in the Western United States as selected by our editors and writers....

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Sears Vs. Willis: Whose Sculpture Is It?

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois, Willis Tower, The Universe, Alexander Calder, Sears Tower, Chicago, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Sears may have moved out of its tower in downtown Chicago, but the company now wants to buy back a motorized sculpture in the building...

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ART REVIEW: 'Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection' At SF MOMA

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fisher-Collection, Sfmoma, Andy Warhol, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Donald-Fisher, Alexander Calder, Agnes Martin, Arts News

With great fanfare, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art last year announced it had entered into a long-term working relationship with Doris and the...

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Calder and the Kids

Paul Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mca, Madeleine Grynsztejn, Contemporary Art, Alexander Calder, Sculpture, Calder, Arts News
Paul Klein

None among us has seen a full blown Calder exhibition, nor one as impressive or as beautifully installed as that which is about to open at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art..

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GREAT EXHIBITIONS: Calder And Contemporary Art At MCA Chicago

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alexander Calder, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Contemporary Art, Martin Boyce, Nathan Carter, Aaron Curry, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Kristi Lippire, Jason Meadows, Jason Middlebrook, Slidepollajax, Arts News

WHO: Alexander Calder, Martin Boyce, Nathan Carter, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Aaron Curry, Kristi Lippire, Jason Meadows, and Jason Middlebrook WHAT: Ale...

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Culture Zohn: Ten Best Plus (Affordable) Treasures

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NY Public Library, Juilliard School, Alexander Calder, Isaac Mizrahi, LA Public Library, Le Poisson Rouge, Pepi Ginsberg, Frank Lloyd Wright, Sophie Calle, Colburn School, Metropolitan Museum, Cat Power, Guggenheim Museum, Works and Process, Campana Brothers, Max Ophuls, Patty Griffin, Bernie Madoff, Renaissance, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2008-12-18-zpull15bCourtesanandBlindCupidFlapprintlifted_2.jpg Make 2009 your year of getting in touch with your inner, passionate, artist as you replenish your feelings of empty pockets with a dose of cultural currency.

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Culture Zohn: Calder, Picasso and Morandi: Three Great Artists of the Twentieth Century

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pablo Picasso, Giorgio Morandi, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Acquavella Gallery, Whitney Museum, Alexander Calder, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2008-10-17-ztightropepull.jpg The three exhibitions will alternately lift your spirits, take your breath away, make you contemplative, and give you welcome respite from the stomach-churning economic and political news of the day.

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