Calder Playing Cards no-quick-add We live in a world

We live in a world that is now predominantly urban

you'll find twelve strange-looking

Constructed from 72 precisely designed birch wood pieces

What windowsill is complete without a kaleidoscope

everything flies and goes away

Calder Playing Cards no-quick-add We live in a worldOne of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, Alexander Calder (18981976) disrupted traditional boundaries in art with his suspended abstract mobiles and his monumental stabiles. Removing sculpture from the pedestal, he invited viewers to experience his art directly, a concept that extends to his performative pieces, furniture design, jewelry, and even his paintings. Calder Playing Cards are based on a set of vivid gouache paintings