High Wire: Calder’s Circus at 100 | Exhibition Trailer

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"George S. Gordon had an idea about how to take Braniff International Airways marketing campaign in an unprecedented direction. Gordon negotiated with the world-renowned artist Alexander Calder to paint an entire Douglas DC-8-62, transforming it into a flying work of art. This aircraft, named “Flying Colors of South America”, entered service in 1973, on routes between the U.S. and premier South American destinations. Gordon, confident that the aircraft would be so strongly associated with Braniff by reputation, did not place the Braniff International logotype anywhere on the plane's exterior. Calder then commemorated the United States Bicentennial in 1976 with another aircraft, this time a Boeing 727, named the “Flying Colors of the United States.”" This was posted to our Instagram account on July 22, 2022 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1880151551/

Calder Gardens, a Light-Filled Museum and Prairie, Houses the Sculptor’s Work in Philadelphia

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/10/calder-gardens-philadelphia-art-museum/

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Calder Gardens, a Light-Filled Museum and Prairie, Houses the Sculptor's Work in Philadelphia

Calder Gardens is designed to bring art, architecture, and nature into a constant and ever-evolving conversation.

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Garden of unearthly delights: inside the eerie underground lair for ‘master of mobiles’ Alexander Calder

The great kinetic artist has never been properly celebrated in his home town of Philadelphia – until now. But is a $90m subterranean labyrinth, created by Herzog & de Meuron, really the answer?

The Guardian

through the glass at 211 S Clark, the city turns into a grid: tight windows, lobby mullions, and the bright arch of Calder’s Flamingo folding into reflections. Small figures and cars cross Federal Plaza while ceiling lights float as dots in the glass.

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22 lipca to rocznica urodzin Alexandra Caldera — twórcy kinetycznych rzeźb i słynnych mobilów. Jego artystyczna wizja zmieniła sposób postrzegania przestrzeni i ruchu w sztuce. (fot. Wikipedia) #AlexanderCalder #sztuka #mobil #kinetycznaSztuka
Alexander Calder Liquid Mercury Fountain
Joan Miro Museum
Barcelona, Spain

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Alexander Calder Liquid Mercury Fountain
Joan Miro Museum
Barcelona, Spain

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