From Calder to Warhol: A New Language of Form

15 MAY | NEW YORK

What defines a great collection is not simply the works it contains, but the ideas it carries forward. Radiant Forms brings together artists across generations who challenged what art could be—moving beyond static objects toward something more dynamic, experiential, and conceptual. From Alexander Calder’s suspended movement to Andy Warhol’s mechanical repetition, each work marks a shift in how form is understood, constructed, and perceived.

Spanning decades of postwar and contemporary art, the collection unfolds as a dialogue rather than a timeline. Here, form is not fixed—it drifts, compresses, repeats, dissolves. What emerges is not a singular vision, but a shared pursuit: artists rethinking the role of image, material, and meaning itself. Radiant Forms captures that transformation, revealing a legacy not of objects, but of ideas still in motion.

Works from this collection will be offered as part of the Contemporary Day Auction, presented by CELINE, on 15 May 2026 in New York.

Learn more about the works part of the Radiant Forms Collection

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