Magzoid Magazine - Luxury Magazine in the Creative Space | January 2024 |

Max Mara’s Magic Circus
Max Mara Pre Fall collection hits the stores at that moment when we
are sheltering from the sweltering sun at our out-of-town hideaways,
but we are just starting to look forward that thrilling time a few weeks
hence, when temperatures will drop, the days shorten, and the torpid
city bursts back to life. Everyone will be talking about the newest exhibition,
the latest movie, the edgiest show, but it’s a good time to revisit
our favourites too.
The Whitney Museum of American Art is a Max Mara favourite;
and one of the most beloved pieces in its collection is the Alexander
Calder’s “Cirque Cader”. Recently restored and redisplayed is the
elaborate troupe of ingeniously articulated performers and hundreds
of props including nets, flags, carpets, lamps and musical instruments
all beneath the towering masts of the big top with its jaunty pennants.
Made from humble wire, wood, metal, cloth, cork and string, each
piece generates character and charm. Calder’s performances were
the talk of Paris and his audiences included Piet Mondrian, Joan Miró,
and Marcel Duchamp. “Cirque Cader” speaks of the frisson of the live
performance, the first night, the energy of the applause, the reason
why the rentrée is so thrilling.
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