Alexander Calder performs his "Circus" - Whitney Museum

[alexBieber1001]

I know this is Different but my one is real not fake: Say your mums name 6x say your brothers and sisters name 3x say your crushes name 7x and post this to 3 other links and your crush will kiss you on the nearest wednesday

[ClubAmbatoLA]

A la memoria de Alexander Calder .... 11 11 11

[JANEAUSTENIANA]

colosal!

[birddogfreemann]

amazing footage by jean painleve, a great documentarian (check out his work on Criterion Collection. And so wonderful to see Calder's creations at work. thanks

[ReggieMed]

Una lástima que no esté completo.

[kiwimaoriboy]

Well done

[Provn12]

Cool

[brushbarrisonreel]

That is really disturbing. Are we sure that's not David Lynch?

[andresmora18]

Excelente!

[thegreatmustachio]

gotta love that mouse that walks on his hind legs.

[skrathore303]

Thumbs up to google for this wonderful thing.

[skrathore303]

Thumbs up to google for this wonderful thing.

[sopelotudo]

Happy birthay :D Mr. Alexander ^^

[musgopulgoso]

viejo pastrulo .....

[EDP8278]

Alexander Calder was known for making something out of nothing. And joyfully, surprisingly, and ironically Google sent me here ;}

[cachoro91]

que bueno que google puso mucha publicidad de calder.. de otra manera ninguno de uds sabria de la existencia de este genio

[mochilasatierra]

The inner child that makes art amusing.

[buck1andy]

Every true genius is slightly insane....Point and case. 

[isobel001]

I wonder how much time it took to him to do this, amazing!

[JonatanVargasRamos]

Thanks to google I'm here O.O.......

Gracias a google estoy aQui O.o

[kaelan39]

THIS IS AWESOME NOT WEIRD!!

[kaelan39]

Goggle? its Google and yes it sent me here to.

[fumewahfter]

soooooo weird. i appreciate art but this is just creepy and yes goggle sent me here

[zmajcek1946]

Hvala google-u, učim dok živim.

[operafan4ever]

Go Google! His art is incredible

[MrGbullet]

Boring.

[supermom5621]

Didn't know who he was, but glad Google shared. What a great mind. fell in love with his art.

[eraq07]

Duuhhhhhhh google brought me here duhhhhhhhhh!! Obviously google brought people here

[SZESCSTRUN]

I don't like it. This is nothing. It's wasting my time. I'm sorry everyone who enjoy that.

[weakmankiller]

because of google they will get a lot of money :P

[MrIraq1]

this look like a hobby then art

[TheRealGhostShaman]

This is good art becauuuuuuuse....?

[TRAMOXTiCLock]

Are you watching this on 22.07.2011 too?

[MsGabriele58]

Thanks for showing this!

[Lynwe7]

@MsGabriele58 yes!

[schbibbedib]

GOOOGLE!

[zsuzsa23]

He actualized art!

[chaztikov]

@zsuzsa23 What does this mean in the context of art?

[mikefgreen1]

brilliant

[Visibilitante]

Every great artist, early or late, touch the world of circus. The world of the inner children... His toys are very little, even he should have make bigger, cause are the toys he probably didin't play with, before.

[eraq07]

3:01 PWNED

[sofisazul]

me alegro de aver encontrado esto por google por que es genial :)

[goldhunting]

A grown man that enjoys playing with toys. Thanks Google.

[qiurayray]

@goldhunting im pretty sure he invented those o.0

[AdiOnlySports]

I didn´t know about Alex, but when I started google I realized that I missed a great part of my young imagination just watching Dragon Ballz and missing what art really is....(sorry...my opinion...)

[bored1980]

Hmm. Ok. I guess you had to be there...

[TheHansani]

happy bday Mr Alexander Calder

[TheHansani]

he should be a braniac to think so far

[2892535091915]

สุขสันต์วันเกิด

THAILAND

[wraeki]

happy birthday alexander calder

[CSilva76]

oh my this guy is on opium

[utubeandtea]

coolest grandad ever

[saddamVEVO]

thumbs up if google sent you 

[pvnksarma]

That was awesome B'day boy :)

[vyxtouch]

Happy Birthday Mr. Calder.

[VagueHumanity]

i have really enjoyed this ! Very appreciated !

[tagSeoBlog]

Calder was a child - and an amazing artist!

[haidermalik93]

like this if google brought you here.. wondering (O_o)

[bikeISmyTHING24]

wtf why am i watching this? õ_ō

[Valandinne]

Sandy Calder is so inspiring, Thanks so much for posting this i have wanted to see his circus for a long time now!

[liberty7103]

うわっ、いいですね！「カルダー・サーカス」。かわいいのに、す­ごく手が込んでいる。動物の表情が、何ともかわいらしい。

[Antoniuses]

Great video and work.. I like this artist too, also nice and low tech, creating beautiful 3d drawings in wire:

ralfw is the youtube name. ralfwesterhof.nl

Also amazing!!!

[Theamericanstates]

Thank you for this wonderful video. May I use a few seconds of it for an overview about the famous Pennsylvanians? That would be very kind!

[Poemsapennyeach]

Like something your Dad would make...I like his Mobiles..

[ChibiNeko96]

8 people got knocked over by an inflating nose.

[terdilynn91]

i like the trapeez

[iliashah123]

ohhh his so nice. i wish there was more people like him :(

[UnconcernedCitizen]

I like this more than I like peanut butter.

[ibshredz]

Thank you for posting this!

[aqnagudni]

amazing wahaha! masyado advance

[williejax2]

what?! Only five minutes! O don't be over yet!!!

This man formed your dreams before you were born.

[williejax2]

5 minutes only ?!?! o it can't be over already!

All of your dreams were built by this man.

[artistincarmel]

In these times when technology is the order of the day it may seen trivial to see this circus made from wires, baloons and rope. But Calder was the first to ever do something like this. He was also the first to make a mobile and create balance with wires. We just visited San Francisco Museums and saw Vicent Van Gogh's Stary Night. He was also the first to see life in that way. Respect the art and the artist, never to repeat itself again.

[xobmij]

stupid toys

[CalmYourSelfz]

i farted when watching this video and stepd on my cats teail ;(

[KnifeStrPKingLOL]

what the hell?????????????????

[tonytambor]

¡¡¡¡ maravilloso...!!!!

[RobertoMalafama]

Genious!!!

[BathtubPorsche]

Calder is fantastic!

[RinoConSombrero]

such a great imagination, really good video :D

[VaheBedrosian]

I love it ! Thank you for posting it

[rockanrolarcadia]

check me I am influenced by him freedom rules

[smileysoey]

Where can I get the song playing in the background??? Plz respond asap

[willllgreen]

Su Prolífico trabajo rebosa de genialidad hecha arte...

[freddiemercuryloyal1]

LOL i love the dog and think his work is amazing. lol he killed the lion! oh well xP

[evargaspereira1]

Genius

[AndresDrakulAlcaide]

The real meaning of epicness.

[unlimitedisme]

this, my friends, is art in motion

[elissejo]

This is a joy! Fell in love with Calder's Cicus back in the 70s at the Whitney when I was in art shool... this isn't half of it! My father bought me the book which I chersih still, My first art memories are of pushing his mobile ("lobster trap & fish tail", I believe) at the Guggenheim to make it move and cast cool shadows and having the guard yell at me (and my dad!)!

[ClubdelosVoladores]

Muy bueno ¡

[53311]

r u Kidding me!

[jlambert61]

What a WONDERFUL short video. Completely demonstrates the carefree child in Calder. A grown man, that obviously made all of the characters in the act, having such a good time with his work!

AWESOME!

[craigenputtock]

Thomas Wolfe was right. What a moron!

[manuelcuadro]

es un desocupado del hp..... no tenia mujerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rr

[tangieriine]

de hecho, sí tenía esposa. Que no sepas apreciar el ingenio y la habilidad, es otra cosa!!

jaja

[hoypinoymonkeyboy]

this is dopee. learned bout this cat in art class. very entertaining

[gfwtjl1]

THAT IS SO NOT A REAL CIRCUS!

[MiniLishusMiniatures]

★★★★★

[madamewoselle]

I loved this! Calder's circus is wonderful and sweet and fun. I'm so glad I got to see it for myself. It brought joy to my heart...something I couldn't say for the rest of the Whitney Biennial.

[Pelusita83]

I think his work is amazingly ingenious! I had the opportunity to see his exhibition at the AGO in Toronto and this video was featured. Also was amazed at his cartoonish like wire-made human faces and bodies. Great work! Had a great time, reminded me of my childhood going to the circus and how art can transport us and entertain us at the same time.

[askaweirdguy8]

thats gay

[TheMelancholydragon]

I just won tickets to his exhibit.

[snyliram]

great talent! I was lucky enough to see some of his pieces in Paris... you don't have to be an art buff to apreciate his creations.

[morphybum]

This is an utter delight. The essence of playfulness. We should pity anyone who is not charmed by it, for he or she must live a dull circumscribed life.

[dannie312]

eeeeee diz raw and datz whatz up

[MrSmashface]

I'm sorry, call me ignorant but I do not see any genius in a model circus being operated by an old man, which you can see.

[onnyglare]

@MrSmashface Yes, you are correct. YOU do not see the genius. Don't worry. Not everyone can see genius.

[MrSmashface]

I'm sorry but this isn't genius, same as picasso wasn'ta genius seen as art isn't genius, "I would like to present to you my new piece, wow you must be rather stupid to pay millions for this, I think it's a powerful statement about modern artists having no talent, thank you"

[onnyglare]

@MrSmashface where does your Picasso quote come from? I googled it exactly as you typed (cut and paste) but do not find it.

[MrSmashface]

You actually googled it? Sarcasm maybe?

[onnyglare]

@MrSmashface sorry. I thought we were having a serious discussion. Your agenda is clearly something else. I'll let you reply because, it seems, you need that last word.

[hughtub]

@MrSmashface We should be so fortunate that there are people like Picasso and Calder to siphon money from idiots who have no conception of actual talent and just throw money at whatever is promoted as "new and unique". Picasso's art was total crap, and Calder is just a child in an adult body. Jackson Pollock's work is indistinguishable from a monkey's.

[sarziee]

you obviously haven't taken an art history class.

[artzest]

Baudelaire wrote that genius is childhood rediscovered at will:)

[ZannaTheBanana]

lovely.

he is brilliant.

[josil001]

Calder did the most amazing things with common objects that would be otherwise discarded. Inferno, you better hope a Calder comes along in your life to make something out of you.

[ellie820796]

that is pretty amazing

[fensworth]

I clearly don't understand the nature of genius.

[ministryofsumthing]

this is as entertaining as it is aesthetically pleasing

[wblackh]

super awesome

[0nitthBcn]

thank you for sharing this!

i really enjoyed this video !

Calder is amazing!

[inferno350z]

get a life!

[tunacinema]

Inferno that was pheraps the most ignorant comment i have ever read Calder was a genius

[wblackh]

maybe if it was a video game

[videos4rejuju]

Calder is fantastisch

[mo5948]

un moment de pure poésie

[pupshoo]

You are never too old!!!

Thanx for posting this one

[punchinella24]

Thanks for sharing this!!!

[Shevnin]

This is not just art, it is a science and psychology.

Glory to the genius of this man.

Thank you.

[technogoddess]

Me and my sister really enjoyed this. Calder is one of my favorite artists. I love his mobiles.