Culture All the World Loves a Clown: Circus Sideshow at the Met An art show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art showcases the circus-inspired work of Georges Seurat. By David D'Arcy • 02/24/17 1:25pm ...

The clowns are still there, but hardly wear any makeup. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, that self-proclaimed greatest show on Earth, is back seven years after folding up its big top for ...

In my own research on the history of the 19th-century circus, I spend a lot of time in archives where I regularly come across vintage photos of clowns. Now, I don't consider myself afraid of clowns.

“Ugo Rondinone: The World Just Makes Me Laugh,” an exhibition at the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive on view through Aug. 27, consists primarily of lifelike sculptures of clowns.

Rocco performed first on what was billed as a celebration for International Clown Week, but was really not much more than another day at Circus Circus, which has featured circus performers since ...

Jeske, who is also a multi-instrumentalist, was over-the-moon about Bufano’s bid to raise awareness about the living art form. “Circus music can make or break a circus act,” he said.

Kent Mercer The circus clown tradition still exists, but it’s shrinking every year. Twins Kent and Kevin Mercer, 49, of Independence perform with small circuses.