Calder Gardens Opens in Philadelphia

Calder Gardens has obtained a broad vary of beneficiant help and important underwriting from many devoted people, foundations and firms, in addition to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia.

In a departure from the standard museum strategy, the place in didactic data is offered alongside works on view, Calder’s mobiles, stabiles, work and drawings will probably be offered with out labels that present titles, dates and texts explaining how greatest to grasp and interpret them. By permitting the artworks to talk for themselves, Calder Gardens proposes an open-ended expertise that encourages guests to take their time and react to Calder’s artwork in their very own means and at their very own tempo.

‘On the surface, my grandfather pushed beyond established norms by collapsing mass and setting sculpture in motion,’ says Alexander S. C. Rower, President of the Calder Foundation and grandson of the artist. ‘But on a deeper level, he explored how art can be experienced in a perpetual present—one that is always unfolding. Calder Gardens does not so much present a story as it offers an opportunity to activate this challenging notion. The architecture and gardens invite us to direct our own journey, to interpret what we see in a uniquely personal way, to use our hearts more than our heads. This is a site for reflection, introspection and discovery.’