A retrospective rescues the American sculptor from his reputation as the unsubstantial user-friendly modernist (Roberta Smith, the New York Times ). Reviewers say the show highlights the way Surrealism inspired Calder's now-forgotten grotesque sculptures from the 1930s.
Calder creates grotesque sculptures.
Calder has never created art before.
A woman raises her hand
I've never known anyone in a nursing home.
Main food dishes.
The people are racing their cars.
Two men are sitting silently.
Two people under a tree by the lake