Following Space: Thaddeus Mosley and Alexander Calder
November 20, 2024–June 1, 2025
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle, WA
1300 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Following Space: Thaddeus Mosley and Alexander Calder
November 20, 2024–June 1, 2025
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle, WA
1300 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Be moved by the sculptural visions of American artists Thaddeus Mosley (b. 1926) and Alexander Calder (1898–1976). Mosley, a contemporary sculptor inspired by modernist aesthetics and traditional African wood carvings by the Dogon, Senufo, Bamum, and Mossi people, is recognized for his innovative concept of “weight in space,” in which sculptural forms appear to defy gravity. In Following Space, 17 of his large-scale wooden sculptures, made between 2001 and 2024, are in dialogue with five seminal artworks by Calder, who revolutionized modern sculpture by introducing actual movement and time to the medium. This is one of Mosley’s largest exhibitions to date and the first to pair his work with Calder’s. The two artists’ work are shown together in SAM’s double-height galleries, where visitors can experience their dynamic sculptures from every angle.