#CulturedPeachy @WhitneyMuseum WHITNEY MUSEUM LAUNCHES LIMITED-EDITION COLLABORATION WITH BODE AND THE CALDER FOUNDATION
The Whitney Museum of American Art announces the launch of a special capsule retail collection in collaboration with Bode and the Calder Foundation, celebrating the centennial of Alexander Calder’s iconic Calder’s Circus. This limited-edition collection drops on October 22 and corresponds with the landmark exhibition High Wire: Calder’s Circus at 100 opening on October 18 at the Whitney. The eight-piece apparel and accessories collection draws from characters, costumes, and ephemera from Calder’s Circus through Bode’s distinctive approach to narrative craft, handwork, and historic detail. From exquisitely embroidered brooches to hand-painted shirting to graphic tees that use archival imagery, each piece is finished with collaborative “Calder – Bode – Whitney” markings in tribute to this landmark partnership. “The Whitney Museum of American Art represents the best of American creativity and expression, which resonates deeply with my approach at Bode,” said Emily Adams Bode Aujla, founder and designer of Bode. “I’ve long been an admirer of Alexander Calder—his Cirque Calder captures a sense of wonder, movement, and craftsmanship, telling a story through each piece, much like the way I create collections.” “Calder’s Circus lives not only as a major artwork in the Whitney’s collection, but as a touchstone for generations of artists and audiences,” said Jennie Goldstein and Roxanne Smith, co-curators of High Wire: Calder’s Circus at 100. “So much of Calder’s ingenuity comes from theway he transforms everyday materials into performance, sculpture, and through imagination. Our presentation of High Wire: Calder’s Circus at 100 invites visitors to encounter the work in all its intimacy and brilliance. This collaboration with Bode and the Calder Foundation extends that spirit beyond the galleries, bringing the characters, textures, and history of the Circus into objects people can live with, wear, and rediscover.” "Bode’s immersive dive unto my grandfather’s Cirque Calder not only reveals a beautiful personal reflection by Emily but also underscores the importance of this genre of early performance art, which transcended simple spectacle at the turn of the twentieth century,” said Alexander S. C. Rower, president of the Calder Foundation and grandson of the artist. All items are available beginning October 22 at shop.whitney.org, the Whitney Museum Store, and bode.com. All items will also be available at the Bode New York, Los Angeles, and Paris retail locations.
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