Max Benjamin Sarmiento: Por El Amor al Circo (For the Love of the Circus)

During his residency at Wave Hill, 2023 New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellow Max Benjamin Sarmiento experimented with material and scale to create tableaux that merge the pastoral, urban, magical and quotidian, drawn from his upbringing in Ecuador and his life in Queens. Inspired in part by the architecture and energy of Wave Hill, he conceived of Por El Amor al Circo (For the Love of the Circus), a six-part narrative about a circus run by a mother, father and son who happily perform together. When the father is diagnosed with an incurable disease, the matriarch, driven by religious and superstitious beliefs, makes a pact with the devil to secure a cure. Central to the exhibition are performances with figurines that conclude the story, with the son taking on the role of ringmaster to stage his first show.

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Glyndor Gallery is wheelchair-accessible. There is an accessible, ground-level entrance at the front of the building with an elevator that provides access to the gallery level. The Sunroom Project Space can be accessed with an ADA-compliant ramp. The restroom on the gallery level is all-gender and ADA-compliant.