Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture

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Tate Modern
Bankside
London SE1 9TG
November 11, 2015 – April 3, 2016

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While the initial press coverage has certainly died down and fans of Calder's work have surely seen the show, Performing Sculpture at London's Tate Modern has almost two months of its lengthy run to go. Charting the evolution of the American sculptor's practice, from early wire forms to his career-defining mobiles, the exhibition uses pieces from museums around the world to tell the story of one modernism's most important figures. With a strong focus on the 1930s and early '40s, particular attention is paid to the Cirque Calder performances that captured the imagination of the Parisian avant-garde; a revelatory visit to Piet Mondrian's studio; and the essential role of motion. If you live in London or find yourself in the capital before April 3rd, you really should make time to go. Like the Agnes Martin retrospective that preceded it, this is not something to be missed.

—Tate Modern

Pace Gallery Summer Group Show

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Pace Gallery
32 East 57th Street
New York, NY 10022
July 15 – August 21, 2015

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Pace's uptown New York location is currently hosting an impressive group show, featuring an array of revered figures. With an emphasis on somewhat smaller works, the exhibition juxtaposes the likes of Alexander Calder, Sol Lewitt, Robert Mangold and Richard Tuttle from the gallery's own stable, with Jackson Pollock and Fernand Léger, to create an engaging examination of modern artistic practice.

—Pace Gallery

Collecting Calder

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—01. Varèse, c. 1930.
—02. Object with Red Discs, c. 1931.

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From July 17th until October 19th, the Whitney Museum of American Art will be exhibiting Collecting Calder, a retrospective of the work of Alexander Calder. The New York City institution boasts the largest collection of Calder’s work in the world and will be exhibiting his drawings and sculptures, giving equal representation to the two main aspects of his output. Calder’s Circus – miniature circus-themed dioramas rendered from wire, string, cork, wood, paper, metal and cloth – will be shown alongside the whimsical mobiles he is known for, as well as static sculptures he called ’stabiles’. This exhibit is a must for anyone one who is interested in the American artist and wants to see a large selection of his work collected in one venue.

—Whitney Museum of American Art