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Alexander Calder — Black Gamma
Alexander Calder

Black Gamma

1966

Black Gamma is a monumental mobile sculpture by Alexander Calder, suspended from the ceiling rather than emerging from the ground. The work exemplifies Calder's innovative approach to sculpture, challenging traditional notions of monumentality through dynamic, floating forms.

Medium
"People think that monuments should come out of the ground, never out of the ceiling, but mobiles can be monumental too" –Alexander Calder
Spotted At
Auction House · Phillips

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

May 16, 2019

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Collectors of Alexander Calder

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Alex Capecelatro

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Jonathan Murray

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About this work

Alexander Calder, Black Gamma, 1966

Black Gamma is a monumental mobile sculpture by Alexander Calder, suspended from the ceiling rather than emerging from the ground. The work exemplifies Calder's innovative approach to sculpture, challenging traditional notions of monumentality through dynamic, floating forms.

Medium
"People think that monuments should come out of the ground, never out of the ceiling, but mobiles can be monumental too" –Alexander Calder
Year
1966
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monumental, Kinetic Art, Modernist, Sculpture, Mobile, Black Metal, Three-Dimensional, Abstract

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sebastián In Situ, Jonathan Murray, Hamilton Selway Gallery