Why Alexander Calder's Jewellery is as Masterful as his Art

As the pioneer of kinetic art, chances are when you think of Alexander Calder’s work his balletic mobiles or monumental sculptures come to mind. While these feats of engineering are today a near obligatory inclusion in the world’s biggest galleries (witness last year’s blockbuster Tate Modern retrospective), and those huge installations reinvigorate generic public spaces with their hulking, otherworldly presence, Calder also worked on a much smaller scale. Lesser known,…