The art world is frequently as grim as the news, sometimes worse, but “Funny Business: Photography and Humor,” an exhibition at the Phoenix Art Museum, promises comic relief. The show was curated by ...

What started as a tool to deal with depression and anxiety has turned into a relatable comic exploring difficult moments in life through the lens of humor. In the process, the same series has evolved ...

Barkley L. Hendricks (born 1945), “Sacrifice of the Watermelon Virgin or Shirt Off Her Back,” 1987. Color offset lithograph, 21 5/8 × 30 inches. Lent by University Museums, University of Delaware, ...

LOS ANGELES — In Scott Reeder’s latest show, he’s made sure to drop in an almost unnoticeable banana that, upon recognition of the fruit, appears as just another prop in an alternate parody universe.

Last summer, during a visit to a friend’s home in Savannah, Georgia, my attention was immediately captured by what appeared to be Gerhard Richter’s iconic Betty — except that in this version, a cat ...

In a MoMA retrospective filled with humorous angst, the German sculptor offers a prime 2025 resolution: Don’t run from failure. “Vater Staat (Father State),” 2010. Thomas Schütte’s monumental bronze ...

On Jan. 9, Class of 1954 Intern Sara Shelton ’26 gave a “Space for Dialogue” gallery talk for her debut exhibit at the Hood Museum. Her gallery, “You Just Gotta Laugh,” focuses on how viewers engage ...

Classical art and humor pair up incredibly well. They’re such a powerful combination, and the internet has been in love with it for years. And not just professional artists and art historians, mind ...

For an age that seems to feel normal only when anxious, there is something a bit disturbing about all the wholesome good humor. The new bronze figures by Sculptor Chaim Gross at Manhattan’s Forum ...