A Sense of Humor : Finding the Funny in Contemporary Art

A Sense of Humor examines the many faces of humor in art, whether lighthearted tongue-in-cheek work, biting wit that stabs at modern politics of today, or quirky objects that call to mind memories. Through installations, paintings, sculpture, photographs, video, and audio, the 22 featured artists create their own personal humor.

One also finds works by artists Erwin Wurm (Austria), José Carcavilla (Chile), Barnaby Barford, Matt Stuart (England), Laurina Paperina (Italy) David Shrigley (Scotland), Tim Hawkinson, Jean Lowe (CA), Bill Amundson (CO), Gregory Scott (IL), Jeffu Warmouth (MA), Fanny Allié, William Wegman (NY), Joel-Peter Witkin (NM), Steven and Billy Blaise Dufala (PA), Charles Krafft and Mike Simi (WA).