With paintings, sculptures, drawings, videos and installations spanning nearly two centuries (from Watteau and Chardin to Boltanski and Cindy Sherman), this catalog traces the evolution of artists' representations of themselves through the figure of the clown, seen as critic, vagabond and enchanter...
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With paintings, sculptures, drawings, videos and installations spanning nearly two centuries (from Watteau and Chardin to Boltanski and Cindy Sherman), this catalog traces the evolution of artists' representations of themselves through the figure of the clown, seen as critic, vagabond and enchanter.
With a chronology on the circus and art since the 15th century.
Catalog for the exhibition La grande parade - Portrait de l'artiste en clown, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais , Paris, March 12th 2004 - May 31th 2004.
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