Simplicity of Means Calder and the Devised Object October 25 - December 8 2007 Jonathan O'Hara Gallery New York

Calder, Alexander; O'Hara, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 0974075167 / ISBN 13: 9780974075167

Published by Jonathan O'Hara Gallery, New York, 2007

About this Item

Catalogue for the exhibition of sculptures in the form of household/domestic items by Alexander Calder, Jonathan O'Hara Gallery New York October 25 - December 8 2007, curated by O'Hara; essay by Jessica Holmes; full-page colour plates of over 50 items, including toasters, dollhouses, napkin clips, dinner bells, ashtrays, spoons, and many more; Very Good tight clean copy; no dustwrapper (as issued). no dustwrapper. 80pp. 24 x 23.5cm. Very Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Simplicity of Means Calder and the Devised Object October 25 - December 8 2007 Jonathan O'Hara Gallery New York
• Publisher: Jonathan O'Hara Gallery, New York
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0974075167
• ISBN 13: 9780974075167
• Binding: hardbound
• Illustrator: profusely illustrated
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1 kilogram
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art and Culture

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Synopsis

Dinner bells, chess sets, ashtrays, candelabra, key rings, door latches, forks, spoons, tie racks, toys and long, duck-like cigarette holders are just some of the hand-made domestic objects that the important and prolific American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976) made out of humble, recycled materials for his homes and his loved ones over the course of his long career. This delightful volume features 52 diverse, often anthropomorphic, but always functional objects that represent this limited and rarely seen facet of Calder's oeuvre. It is the first to focus on Calder's purely utilitarian art since 1989. Jessica Holmes writes in her introduction, "Combining a profound comprehension of mechanics with an aesthetic sensibility, Calder produced a household full of practical items that are mundane in name only--ashtray, folding table, toaster--names that belie a fantastic integration of function and form."