The Artist's Joke

Higgie, Jennifer; Ball, Hugo; Bergson, Henri; Breton, André; Cameron, Dan; Carrington, Leonora; Cixous, Hélène; Duchamp, Marcel; Dumas, Marlene; Farquharson, Alex; Fox, Dan; Freud, Sigmund; Heiser, Jörg; Hickey, Dave; Hoch, Hannah; Isaak, Jo Anna; Kelley, Mike; Kruger, Barbara; Mellors, Nathaniel; Morton, Tom; Oldenburf, Claes; Picabia, Francis; Rainer, Arnulf; Reinhardt, Ad; Schjeldahl, Peter; Schneemann, Carolee; Sedaris, David; Smithson, Robert; Stark, Frances; Stiles, Kristine; Tilroe, Anna; Walker, Hamza; Wagstaff, Sheena; Zizek, Slavoj and Guerilla Girls; et alii. The Artist's Joke. London, England: Whitechapel Gallery; Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2007.

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Abstract (English)

"This anthology traces humour's role in transforming the practice and experience of art, from the early twentieth-century avant-gardes, through Fluxus and Pop, to the diverse, often uncategorizable works of some of the most influential artists today" -- p. [4] of cover.

Types: Anthologies, essays, collections
All Contributors: Higgie, Jennifer (Author); Higgie, Jennifer (Editor); Ball, Hugo (Author); Bergson, Henri (Author); Breton, André (Author); Cameron, Dan (Author); Carrington, Leonora (Author); Cixous, Hélène (Author); Duchamp, Marcel (Author); Dumas, Marlene (Author); Farquharson, Alex (Author); Fox, Dan (Author); Freud, Sigmund (Author); Heiser, Jörg (Author); Hickey, Dave (Author); Hoch, Hannah (Author); Isaak, Jo Anna (Author); Kelley, Mike (Author); Kruger, Barbara (Author); Mellors, Nathaniel (Author); Morton, Tom (Author); Oldenburf, Claes (Author); Picabia, Francis (Author); Rainer, Arnulf (Author); Reinhardt, Ad (Author); Schjeldahl, Peter (Author); Schneemann, Carolee (Author); Sedaris, David (Author); Smithson, Robert (Author); Stark, Frances (Author); Stiles, Kristine (Author); Tilroe, Anna (Author); Walker, Hamza (Author); Wagstaff, Sheena (Author); Zizek, Slavoj (Author); Guerilla Girls; et alii
Dossier: 381 - GRANDE-BRETAGNE - WHITECHAPEL ART GALLERY (Londres)
Collation: 238 p. ; 21 cm
ISBN: 9780262582742
Language of Publication: English
Publishers: London, England: Whitechapel Gallery; Cambridge, MA: MIT Press
Artists: Ader, Bas Jan; Bowery, Leigh; Cattelan, Maurizio; Chapman, Dinos; Chapman, Jake; FISCHLI & WEISS; Fraser, Andrea; Kippenberger, Martin; Landers, Sean; Lucas, Sarah; Mccarthy, Paul; Nauman, Bruce; Pettibon, Raymond; Pope, William L.; Prince, Richard; Ruscha, Ed; Shrigley, David; Ström, Annika; Walker, Kara; Warhol, Andy
Keywords: HUMOUR; JOKE; CAMP; COMEDY; KITSCH; AVANT-GARDE; FLUXUS; POP ART
Copyright Statement: Whitechapel Gallery Ventures Limited, texts and authors, unless otherwise stated
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Includes extracts taken from previously published texts.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series Name: Documents of Contemporary Art
Deposited by: Artexte Catalogueur
Date Deposited: 22 Nov 2013 17:05
Last Modified: 22 Apr 2021 14:49
URI: http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/24215
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