Calder at Fondation LV
Spanning over 5 decades, Calder. Rêver en Équilibre (or Dreaming in Balance) at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, honours the innovative genius of American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898–1976) on the centenary of his arrival in France and 50 years since his passing. Credited with inventing the mobile, the exhibition features early wire sculptures, mobiles, and ‘stabiles’, the term he coined for his abstract monumental sculptures, and explores his investigation of movement, balance and space. Legend has it that Calder once strapped tiny acrobats to a string and sent them flying across a Parisian salon, prompting Pablo Picasso to leap up laughing in delight. Installed against Frank Gehry’s architecture, Calder’s kinetic works appear to float and dance, with the inclusion of his drawings and jewellery reflecting his innovative and avant-garde spirit. Until August 16.
Image credit: Sacha Stone, Calder and the Cirque Calder (1926-1931), 1929. Gelatin silver print, 27.9 × 35.6 cm, Calder Foundation, New York © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / ADAGP, Paris. Courtesy of Calder Foundation, New York / Art Resource, New York
