This exhibition from the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Chicago pairs the work of Alexander Calder with that of seven younger artists: Martin Boyce, Nathan Carter, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Aaron Curry, Kristi Lippire, Jason Meadows, and Jason Middlebrook. Each of the younger artist's work exhibits Calder's influences in varying ways. For example, Martin Boyce also makes mobiles; Nathan Carter recycles materials in similar fashion to Calder, creating site-specific pieces that reuse objects found locally; and one of Jason Meadows' works in the exhibition is a wire sculpture of pigs, echoing Calder's Circus. Tracing Calder's influences on the later artists works on the web; what doesn't show up quite as well online, however, is the staging of the Calder portion of the show. At the MCA, Calder's works are gathered together and displayed in one large room, so that visitors can see them in relation to each other. Even so, if you can't make it to the exhibit in Chicago the online exhibition is worth a visit.
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