Alexander Calder's Circus (part 2)

Alexander Calder's Circus (part 2) Video Clips. Duration : 9.13 Mins.

It was in Paris in 1927 that he created the miniature circus celebrated in this film. The Parisian avant-garde would gather in Calder's studio to see the circus in operation. This film exudes the great personal charm of Calder himself, moving and working the tiny players like a ringmaster, while his wife winds up the gramophone in the background. The Circus is now housed at the Whitney Museum in New York.

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Alexander Calder's Circus (part 1)

Alexander Calder's Circus (part 1) Video Clips. Duration : 8.97 Mins.

It was in Paris in 1927 that he created the miniature circus celebrated in this film. The Parisian avant-garde would gather in Calder's studio to see the circus in operation. This film exudes the great personal charm of Calder himself, moving and working the tiny players like a ringmaster, while his wife winds up the gramophone in the background. The Circus is now housed at the Whitney Museum in New York.

Keywords: Calder, mobile, kinetic sculpture, articulated sculpture, circus, Paris