A panoply of mobiles intermingle in Calder’s studio, two-part bronzes twist on the beach, and a standing mobile flutters against the sky in Works of Calder, a twenty-minute film that debuted at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art on 24 January 1951. Initially proposed to the artist by actor Burgess Meredith, this remarkable film features music by ‪John Cage‬ and was directed by Herbert Matter. In addition to the mind-bending fusion of art and avant-garde music, it includes an interlude of a young boy—

📦 Behind the scenes: Art handlers carefully unpack an Alexander Calder mobile sculpture, presented by LGDR gallery at 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹. Don't miss it when you visit the fair – opening to the public today, October 20! Learn more: bit.ly/3rU9CzV | Art Basel