{"product_id":"art-and-laughter-sheri-klein-9781850439318","title":"Art and Laughter","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheri Klein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1850439311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781850439318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 5.96w x 0.49d","brand":"Sheri Klein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939004580095,"sku":"9781850439318","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_69bfe565-da2c-411e-9fbc-67fb344a9622.jpg?v=1681438932","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/art-and-laughter-sheri-klein-9781850439318","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}