Funny Art
Can art be funny? Is art allowed to be funny? Something to think about.
I googled art and humor and after a few clicks around the web, I found a clip of Charles Atlas’ ‘Rainer Variations’. Charles was a visiting lecturer at SFAI when I was in grad school, when the grad lecture series was under the direction of Renee Green. He was funny! I’m glad I was reminded of his video work. Take a peek at the 30 second clip at this link: http://www.vdb.org/titles/rainer-variations
I like being funny. I like making people laugh. Can laughing be a part of the sophisticated gallery world? I mean, really gut wrenching humor, not like, giggles. Can a comedic film win an Oscar? I mean, really, is there room for humor or is it marginalized to popular culture?
