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Article: PREVIEW; "THE SURREAL CALDER" - MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS; Was Calder the surreal thing? The Institute of Arts opens its new wing Sunday with 70 works by the influential 20th century artist. But can surrealism truly claim Alexander Calder as its own?(SCENE)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- June 9, 2006
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Byline: Doug Hanson
Special to the Star Tribune
Writing in 1947 about American artist Alexander Calder's famous mobiles, French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre described one such work as "a little private celebration." This lively, festive quality makes "The Surreal Calder" a perfect accompaniment to Sunday's gala opening of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' new Target wing. The exhibit contains around 70 works from 1929 to 1951 (Calder lived from 1898 to 1976). A few Calder drawings and paintings are thrown in, as are a handful of works by such surrealist artists as Joan Miro, Max Ernst and Rene Magritte.
The show was curated by Mark Rosenthal, ...
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