ABSURDITY / HUMOR SPRING 2024

"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously." – Oscar Wilde

RELATED ARTICLES and RESOURCES
VIDEO

• What is Dada? A Short Introduction.
• PBS Art21 Segment on Humor
• Helen Johnson: Humor Is A Powerful Tool For An Artist
• No Joke - The Matter of Humour in Contemporary Art

ARTICLES

• Why We Need Absurdist Art in Uncertain Times
• Camus on the Value of Art
• What's So Funny About Contemporary Art
• When Great Art Makes You LOL
• In the Studio With an Artist Who Makes Giant Woman-Shaped Vases
• Conditions of Entry: Thoughts on Pilvi Takala's 'Real Snow White' 

BOOKS

• The Artist's Joke
• Visual Puns in Design by: Eli Kince

ARTISTS

Absurdity in Video/Sound/Performance
Pilvi Takala
William Pope L.
Bridget Moser
Peter Fischli and David Weiss
Bruce Nauman
Carolee Schneemann
Guerrilla Girls
Justin Cooper
William Wegman
Hennessy Youngman

Absurdity / Humor in Painting/Drawing/Printmaking/Fibers
Mel Bochner
Royal Jarmon
Hans Arp
Ed Rucha
Banksy
Richard Prince
David Shrigley
Andy Warhol
Hardeep Pandhal
Adam McEwen
Jon Currin
Taylor McKimens

Absurdity / Humor in Design/Illustration
Guerrilla Girls
Brooke Barker
Paula Scher
Michael Patrick Cronan
Micheal Dooly
David Shrigley
Anshuman Ghosh
Alex Solis
Ruby Neri

Absurdity / Humor in Sculpture/Ceramics/3D Arts
Erwin Wurm
Sarah Lucas
Marcel Duchamp
Maurizio Cattelan
Mike Kelley
Justin Cooper
Rebecca Morgan
Tom Sachs
Adam Parker Smith

Absurdity in Photography
Richard Prince
Lilly McElroy
Justin Cooper

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