The Surreal Calder

In a way, Alexander Calder is a movement of one—his mobiles, those feats of balance and grace, pretty much own the category. But Calder owes his inspiration to the surrealist movement, and this exhibit places him firmly within that larger context, demonstrating how his work grew out of influences from contemporaries such as Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, and René Magritte. Calder’s drawings, sculptures, and mobiles are displayed amid works by other surrealists—Ernst and Magritte as well as Miró and Yves Tanguy—bringing a new perspective to his mobiles (the concept for which Duchamp thought up), and to his overall sense of humor and playfulness. This exhibition coincides with the opening of the institute’s new wing and renovated galleries. 612-870-3200; www.artsmia.org