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Art and laughter / Sheri Klein.

By: Klein, Sheri.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Art and--.Publisher: London ; New York : New York : I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007Description: xii, 156 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1845112334; 9781845112332 ; 1850439311; 9781850439318 .Subject(s): Wit and humor in artDDC classification: 700.108
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This is the first book to take seriously (though not too seriously) the surprisingly neglected role of humour in art. "Art and Laughter" looks back to comic masters such as Hogarth and Daumier and to Dada, Surrealism and Pop Art, asking what makes us laugh and why. It explores the use of comedy in art from satire and irony to pun, parody and black and bawdy humour. Encouraging laughter in the hallowed space of the gallery, Sheri Klein praises the contemporary artist as 'clown' - often overlooked in favour of the role of artist as 'serious' commentator - and takes us on a tour of the comic work of Red Grooms, Cary Leibowitz, 'The Hairy Who', Richard Prince, Bruce Nauman, Jeff Koons, William Wegman, Vik Muniz and many more. She seeks out those rare smiles in art - from the Mona Lisa onwards - and highlights too the pleasures of the cute, the camp and the downright kitsch.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-151) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of Illustrations (p. vii)
  • Preface (p. xi)
  • Acknowledgements (p. xiii)
  • Introduction: Taking a Serious Look at Art and Laughter (p. 1)
  • 1 Before the Laugh (p. 9)
  • 2 Smiling Portraits in Art (p. 31)
  • 3 Playing with Words and Images (p. 51)
  • 4 The Art of Disguise (p. 65)
  • 5 The Big, the Small and the Funny (p. 79)
  • 6 Humour, Sex and Death in Art (p. 93)
  • 7 The Desire for and Consumption of Cuteness (p. 111)
  • 8 The Public Spectacle: Performance Art and Laughter (p. 121)
  • Conclusion (p. 127)
  • Notes (p. 133)
  • Bibliography (p. 145)
  • Index (p. 153)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Sheri Klein is Professor of Art Education at The University of Wisconsin-Stout. A practising artist, she is also an avod collector of humorous art.

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