Alone in a tower filled with the world’s largest display of sculptures by Alexander Calder... In this room filled with moving sculptures by Calder, giant mobiles are suspended in the sky. In the mid-1930s, in addition to developing his classic mobiles, Calder began to explore the concept of creating three-dimensional paintings in motion. The movement of these sculptures results in flashes of forms and colors, a complex choreography of elements that blurs the line between circumstance and permane

Step into Alexander Calder’s world at MoMA. Just in time for spring, “Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start” takes center stage in our galleries and in the Sculpture Garden starting this Sunday, March 14. The career-spanning survey showcases the artist’s boundless creativity, bringing together early wire and wood figures, works on paper, jewelry, mobiles in motion, and monumental abstract sculptures. Calder’s artwork has always been at home at MoMA, and the exhibition looks closely at his unof