Calder, Kelly, LeWitt: Fundamentals of Form

Alexander Calder, Ellsworth Kelly, and Sol LeWitt are the three artists whose work Doris and Donald Fisher collected in the greatest depth, providing SFMOMA with a singular opportunity to present focused surveys of their work. Floor 5 is dedicated to the innovations of these three enduringly influential artists. Although their work emerged in distinct historical contexts, they are united by their engagement with architecture, their embrace of different strategies of seriality and their commitment to opening the autonomous art object to elements of chance or rule-based systems. The installation will feature approximately two dozen works by each artist, inviting visitors to dive deeply into their artistic breakthroughs across a spectrum of important works.

Calder, Kelly, and LeWitt explored such underlying formal properties as line, color and shape. Leveraging the accessible appeal of those essential artistic building blocks, this floor will also feature Co-Lab, a newly created studio space programmed for hands-on activities that support learning and making for adults, families, and children. In keeping with the vision for this space, family-friendly labels will be available throughout the floor to encourage connection among visitors of all ages. Vibrant wall and floor treatments will invite gathering, relaxing, and exploring together in the studio space and throughout the galleries.

This exhibition is part of Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10 — discover the full transformation across four floors.