Böse Clowns

Publication | 2016 | 26,00 €

‘Dangerous clowns are standing by the side of the road’, sang the Düsseldorf band Der Plan as early as 1979. The publication Evil Clowns explores the often disquieting figure of the clown, which has made an “uncanny” career in recent years. Today (evil) clowns appear in a wide range of contexts including (anti-)advertisement (Ronald McDonald and various spoofs), political activism (The Yes Men), TV series (Krusty in The Simpsons), horror films and Hollywood productions (Killer Klowns from Outer Space; Pennywise in Stephen King’s It; the Joker as Batman’s opponent), pop music (Der Plan, The Residents) and in contemporary art.

Title

Böse Clowns

Editors

Inke Arns, HMKV

Graphic design

labor b designbüro, Dortmund

With contributions by

Inke Arns, Mark Dery, Judith Funke, Marie Lechner

Language

German/English

Year

2016

Size

16,8 x 23,5 cm / 257 pages

Publisher

Verlag Kettler, Dortmund

ISBN

978-3-86206-541-7

Price

26,00 € + Shipping

Artists’ contributions by Anonymous, Marion Auburtin, Blue Noses, Barbara Breitenfellner, The Cacophony Society, Kimberly Clark, Deichkind, Constant Dullaart, George Grosz, Guerrilla Girls, Insane Clown Posse, The Joker, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Krusty der Clown, Laibach, Renzo Martens, Ronald McDonald, Der Northampton Clown, Novi kolektivizem, Pennywise, Der Plan, Pogo der Clown, Abner Preis, Pussy Riot, The Residents, Roee Rosen, Aura Rosenberg, Christoph Schlingensief, Cindy Sherman, Super A aka Evil Knievel, Jeffrey Vallance and The Yes Men.

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