Suspension: a History of Abstract Hanging Sculpture 1918-2018

Suspension: A History of Abstract Hanging Sculpture 1918–Present by Matthieu Poirier is the first comprehensive history of one of modern sculpture’s most distinctive and under-documented forms — the work that hangs in space, defying gravity, transforming the relationship between object, viewer, and environment. From Rodchenko and Moholy-Nagy through Calder’s mobiles to contemporary practitioners, Poirier traces a lineage that has been central to the development of abstract sculpture while remaining oddly marginal in the standard art historical narratives. Published with full-colour illustration of major works, this scholarly but accessible volume fills a significant gap in the literature of modern art — essential for art historians, collectors, and anyone fascinated by the particular experience of sculpture that moves in air.