Circus Equipment
Annette Lemieux
Object Label
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?
Caption
Annette Lemieux (American, born 1957). Circus Equipment, 2004. Milk paint on wood, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Timothy and Karin Greenfield-Sanders, 2010.57a-c.
Gallery
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Gallery
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Artist
Title
Circus Equipment
Date
2004
Medium
Milk paint on wood
Classification
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)
Credit Line
Gift of Timothy and Karin Greenfield-Sanders
Accession Number
2010.57a-c
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