Circus Equipment
Annette Lemieux
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
On View:
Using satire and a subtle sarcasm, Circus Equipment questions the meaning and assumed uses of everyday objects. Annette Lemieux takes stools designed for performances by circus animals and turns them into minimal sculpture, evoking the soapbox as an impromptu stage for ad hoc political speeches. The artist asks: who is the trained animal here—the artist? the political aspirant? the curator?—and who is directing the performance?
MEDIUM
Milk paint on wood
DATES
2004
DIMENSIONS
a: 8 1/8 x 15 x 15 in. (20.6 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm)
b: 16 1/8 x 30 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (41 x 77.5 x 77.5 cm)
c: 24 1/8 x 42 1/2 x 42 1/2 in. (61.3 x 108 x 108 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
2010.57a-c
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Timothy and Karin Greenfield-Sanders
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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