Joint Opening Reception, Thursday, November 8, 7:00 pm, on view November 2-29, Gallery: After graduating from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Yetti Frenkel worked as a groom for equestrian Katje Schumann at the Big Apple Circus. During her six months on the road with the show she made numerous drawings and took photos documenting the workers, performers and animals. This series of paintings documents the 1989 tour, The Big Apple Circus Meets the Monkey King.
Ms. Frenkel’s role as a groom afforded her the opportunity to take photos of performers in intimate moments such as Vanessa with cramps or Taso checking his makeup in the mirror. She also hung out in the ring before and after shows, when performers practiced their routines which provided her a window into circus life from the inside.