Carlos Aires at Le Delta and Musée Félicien Rops in Belgium as part of the exhibition The Circus We Are (12/07/2022)
Many artists have at least some affinity with the existence of the clown. The melancholic artist, the serious clown, the comical artist, the tragic clown, the idiotic artist, the subversive clown, the comforting artist… They all have the gift to transcend life. The clown/artist gives tragic life a comical face, and vice versa. In their own extremes, the artist/clowns are both modest and elated.
That contradiction is the energy flowing through The Circus We Are, curated by Joanna de Vos and running until September 25, an exhibition that arose as a direct result of the overwhelming response of artists to the invitation to create self-portraits as clowns.
https://www.museerops.be/the-circus-we-are
Image: Carlos Aires, Llorando (Crying), 2010, Variable measures,
Plaster, glue, wood, textile, 22 karat polish gold leaf, engraved knifes, magnets.