Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 156 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also available in print
ISBN:
0857732773
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0857724630
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1850439311
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1845112334
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9780857724632
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9781845112332
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9781850439318
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9780755604197
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9780857732774
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9780857724632
Series Statement:
Art and--
Content:
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Taking a Serious Look at Art and Laughter; 1 -- Before the Laugh; 2 -- Smiling Portraits in Art; 3 -- Playing with Words and Images; 4 -- The Art of Disguise; 5 -- The Big, the Small and the Funny; 6 -- Humour, Sex and Death in Art; 7 -- The Desire for and Consumption of Cuteness; 8 -- The Public Spectacle: Performance Art and Laughter; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography.
Content:
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 w
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-151) and index
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Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Barrierefreier Inhalt: Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781850439318
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Klein, Sheri Art and laughter ISBN 9781850439318
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9780755604197
