In 1975-just one year before his death-Calder was energetically engaged in multiple large-scale public projects. On view alongside the maquette-and archival material related to Flying Dragon-are a quartet of very rare unpainted sculptures that have not been previously exhibited. The larger of the two is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago the smaller one, black in color, is featured in the current exhibition. Using elegant lines, boldly reductive forms, and a restricted palette, he was able to summon an exquisite balance of weight and mass.Ĭalder produced two maquettes for Flying Dragon. The work attests to Calder’s intuitive sense of scale and his ability to conjure compositional harmony from diverse formal elements. Due to its enormous size and sturdy makeup, the nonobjective sculpture is weighty yet its limited points of contact with the ground suggest a body in flux, about to take to the air. The inaugural exhibition at the rue de Castiglione gallery will underscore the unique visual language of Flying Dragon, presenting diverse archival materials related to the sculpture and its original maquette alongside additional works from 1975.įlying Dragon exemplifies the dynamism and structural ingenuity that propelled Calder’s work to become a fixture of modern art. To mark the opening of Gagosian’s new Paris gallery at 9 rue de Castiglione, Alexander Calder’s monumental sculpture Flying Dragon (1975) will be installed in Place Vendôme as part of FIAC Hors les Murs, which presents artworks in emblematic public spaces throughout the city.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |