Stabiles

Stabiles are a form of modern sculpture invented by Alexander Calder. Stabiles sit solidly on the ground rather than moving through the air the way that Calder's mobiles do.

"Jean Arp asked me (Sandy Calder) , 'Well what were those things you did last year – stabiles?' " [1]

References

  1. ↑ Lipman, Jean, ‘’Calder’s Universe’’, Viking Press and the Whitney Museum of American Art,NY, 1976 p. 305
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