I want this book! I saw it today at the Wild Rumpus, an awesome kids’ bookstore not too far from my house. Okay, do I really want this book–I’m not sure, but it made me laugh (a lot) at the store. I could see it making a lot of trouble for kids and adults. It reminds me of this freaky art installation at the Art Institute of Chicago on clowns that I saw this past fall (AMP, can you remember this installation and the name of the artist who did it?).
SPOILER ALERT: Here’s the “pop-up” surprise in the middle of the book:
Now, there are lots of ways to connect clowns with troublemaking–excessive parody, playfulness, comedy, laughter. Maybe I should read more about clowns this summer…or, maybe not. I don’t need these clowns haunting my dreams!
Word count: 137 words
Oh, yes. We saw an installation by Jeff Koons called “Clown Torture.” Quite memorable. Check out this link- http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/nauman/card2.html
Oh, except it is Bruce Naumann, not Jeff Koons. Bruce Naumann has another work at the Art Institute that you might like. I don’t remember if it was up when we were there – it’s a neon circle of works that convey a specific emotion or emotive action that light up in a circular pattern.