Monochrome: Calder and Tara Donovan

Friday, August 14, 2026 · 10:00 AM PDT · Seattle Art Museum

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Seattle Art Museum is showing work by Alexander Calder and Tara Donovan on Friday, August 14—a pairing of the modernist sculptor's mobiles and stabiles with Donovan's installations, which transform everyday materials into disorienting spatial experiences. If you're curious how two artists working decades apart both found ways to make you see ordinary objects differently, this is worth the trip downtown.

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Calder
The Calder Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1987 by Alexander S. C. Rower and the Calder family, is dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, preserving, and interpreting the art and archives of Alexander Calder.
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Tara Donovan
Installation view, Tara Donovan: Stratagems, May 3 – Aug 16, 2024, Pace Gallery, New York © Tara Donovan Known for her commitment to process, she has earned acclaim for her ability to exploit the inherent physical characteristics of an object in order to transform it into works that generate unique perceptual phenomena and atmospheric effects.
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Seattle Art Museum

1300 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA · Downtown, Seattle

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