Calder Upside Down 38/29/24/18/15/12/12, 2018
Hand blown glass spheres, polyester rope, velvet rope, stainless steel
263 x 109 x 157 cm (overall dimensions)
ø 38 cm; ø 29 cm; ø 24 cm; ø 18 cm; ø 15 cm; ø 12 cm; ø 12 cm (7 spheres)
In 2009, Tomás Saraceno was awarded the prestigious Calder Prize and later had the opportunity to partake in a residency at Atelier Calder in Saché (France). This work revisits the legacy of modernist sculptor Alexander Calder—its suspended spheres and metallic structure recall Calder’s iconic mobiles—while at the same time questioning the legacy of Modernism
Photo © Andrea Rossetti