Alexander Calder performs his "Circus" - Whitney Museum

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Uploaded by on Oct 23, 2008

From Oct. 16, 2008 Feb. 15, 2009, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York presents "Alexander Calder: The Paris Years, 1926-1933" http://www.whitney.org/calder, a new look at the artists early years when his radical innovations included open-air wire sculptures, his beloved and important miniature "Circus", and the creation of a new artform, the mobile. This video excerpts scenes of Calder performing the "Circus" from a 1955 film by Jean Painleve.

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  • 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

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

  • colosal!

  • 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

  • Una lástima que no esté completo.

  • Well done

  • Cool

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

  • Excelente! 

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