Calder Miro

Turner, Elizabeth Hutton and Oliver Wick (editors)

ISBN 10: 0714846341 / ISBN 13: 9780714846347

Verlag: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2004

Quarto. Hardcover. Red thick board with bw pictorial dustjacket. 307 + [5] pp. Profusely illustrated in bw and color. "Sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976) and painter Joan Miro (1893-1983) became lifelong friends after their first meeting in Paris in 1928. This book and the exhibition it accompanies are about their extraordinary friendship and the early years of their careers." "The charming correspondence between Calder and Miro is published here for the first time. It begins in 1928 with Calder's letter introducing himself to Miro and continues after Calder's death with Miro's poetic homage to his old friend. Rare photographs of the two men together and of the gifts of artwork they exchanged document the friendship. An extensive chronology highlights the intersecting lives of the two artists and, with the correspondence, opens a window into the personal and professional lives of these two giants of artistic invention." Calder and Miro shared many artistic interests, and the catalogue is organized around common themes such as the circus, bestiary, universe, and constellations. The artists shared an ambition to create monumental works for public spaces, but while waiting for those opportunities their unique approach to their work allowed them to achieve monumentality on a reduced scale. Miro's small Constellations evoke the tradition of Romanesque frescoes, while Calder's earliest stabiles and mobiles occupy space in a way that transcends their size, paving the way for later monumental works. The editors, in their two essays and in their organization of the color plates, focus on the first two decades of the artists' careers, culminating in the monumental public commissions that Calder and Miro received for the decoration of the Terrace Plaza Hotel, Cincinnati, in 1947. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 210450

Inhaltsangabe:

Available in paperback for the first time, a beautifully produced retrospective of acclaimed American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898–1976), best known for his 'mobiles' and abstract constructions, and the enormously popular 'Calder's Circus' / Includes a superb selection of 78 colour plates, a critical essay, and excerpts from Calder's autobiography and writings / Features documentary photographs of Calder and his studio by major photographers including Ugo Mulas, Inge Morath and Herbert Matter / An excellent reference source: contains a Chronology, Bibliography, and Exhibition History

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Carmen Gimenez is Curator of Twentieth-Century Art, Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, New York, where her exhibitions include 'Picasso and the Age of Iron' (1993), 'Brancusi: The Essence of Things' (2004) and 'Spanish Painting from El Greco to Picasso: Time, Truth, and History' (2006). For the Guggenheim Bilbao she curated 'Richard Serra: Sculpture' (1999) and 'Calder: Gravity and Grace' (2003), as well as the installation 'Richard Serra: The Matter of Time' (2005). During her years as Director of the National Centre for Exhibitions for the Spanish Ministry of Culture (1984-1989), she was responsible for the transformation of Madrid's former 18th century Hospital de San Carlos into the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. In 1997 she was put in charge of transforming the Palacio de Buenavista into the Museo Picasso Malaga, which opened under her directorship in 2004.Alexander S C Rower is Chairman and Director of the Calder Foundation, New York, and grandson of the artist. He has written and lectured extensively on Calder's life and work.Francisco Calvo Serraller is Professor of Art History at the Universidad Complutense, Madrid.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Calder Miro
Verlag: Philip Wilson Publishers
Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: VG/VG