“I have made a number of things for the open air,” wrote Alexander Calder, “all of them react to wind, and are like a sailing vessel in that they react best to one kind of breeze. It is impossible to make a thing work with every kind of wind.” Marcel Duchamp first used the term mobile to describe, in 1931, Calder’s mechanized creations. He envisioned the term as being synonymous with “kinetic art.” Over the years, Calder experimented further with material, weight, and scale, starting with his wire sculptures and finishing with his hanging mobiles. His explorations set the stage for radical developments throughout the 20th century. This exhibition focuses on Calder’s methodology. His sculptures are presented alongside work by artists he inspired—Davide Balula, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Libby Heaney, Jakob Kudsk Steensen, and Analisa Teachworth. —Elena Clavarino