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==Calder's ''Mercury Fountain''== |
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[[File:Font de Mercuri.JPG|thumb|upright|Calder's fountain of mercury at the [[Fundació Joan Miró]] in [[Barcelona]]]] |
[[File:Font de Mercuri.JPG|thumb|upright|Calder's fountain of mercury at the [[Fundació Joan Miró]] in [[Barcelona]]]] |
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The most well-known modern example is a sculpture designed by the American artist [[Alexander Calder]], commissioned by the [[Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republican government]] for the [[Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)|1937 World Exhibition in Paris]]. |
The most well-known modern example is a sculpture designed by the American artist [[Alexander Calder]], commissioned by the [[Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republican government]] for the [[Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)|1937 World Exhibition in Paris]]. The artwork is a memorial to the siege of [[Almadén]] by [[Francisco Franco|General Franco]]'s troops; at that time, the region also supplied 60 percent of the world's supply of mercury.<ref name=calder>{{Cite web |last=Jessop |first=Tara |date=2016-08-08 |title=Calder Mercury Fountain: The World’s Most Beautiful Yet Deadly Monument |url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/spain/articles/calder-mercury-fountain-the-worlds-most-beautiful-yet-deadly-monument/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Culture Trip}}</ref> |
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The fountain was a sculptural counterpart to ''[[Guernica (painting)|Guernica]]'', [[Pablo Picasso]]'s protest against [[Spanish Civil War]] atrocities. Calder's ''Mercury Fountain'' is now at the [[Fundació Joan Miró]] in [[Barcelona]], displayed behind glass to control [[Mercury poisoning|toxic mercury vapors]]. |
The fountain was a sculptural counterpart to ''[[Guernica (painting)|Guernica]]'', [[Pablo Picasso]]'s protest against [[Spanish Civil War]] atrocities. Calder's ''Mercury Fountain'' is now at the [[Fundació Joan Miró]] in [[Barcelona]], displayed behind glass to control [[Mercury poisoning|toxic mercury vapors]].<ref name=calder /> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 02:01, 8 August 2022
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A mercury fountain is a fountain constructed for use with liquid metallic mercury ("quicksilver") rather than water.
Mercury fountains existed in some castles in Islamic Spain; the most famous one was located at the Kasr-al-Kholaifa in Córdoba.[citation needed]
Calder's Mercury Fountain
The most well-known modern example is a sculpture designed by the American artist Alexander Calder, commissioned by the Spanish Republican government for the 1937 World Exhibition in Paris. The artwork is a memorial to the siege of Almadén by General Franco's troops; at that time, the region also supplied 60 percent of the world's supply of mercury.[1]
The fountain was a sculptural counterpart to Guernica, Pablo Picasso's protest against Spanish Civil War atrocities. Calder's Mercury Fountain is now at the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, displayed behind glass to control toxic mercury vapors.[1]
External links
- Calder's Mercury Fountain at the Fundació Joan Miró
- Photos of Calder's Mercury Fountain by Mary Ann Sullivan
- Video of Calder's Mercury Fountain in installation context
- Closeup video of flow in Calder's Mercury Fountain
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- ^ a b Jessop, Tara (2016-08-08). "Calder Mercury Fountain: The World's Most Beautiful Yet Deadly Monument". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2022-08-08.