Tart wit, wise humor

Author

Kuspit, Donald

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Artforum. 1991, Num. 5, Vol. 29, 93-101, 16 ill. (5 col.)

ISSN

0004-3532

Abstract (en)

Examines the use of wit and a comic attitude in 20th c. avant-garde art, and suggests that such art responds to the unconscious need for comic relief in a society that has tried to compel its members to take everything seriously. Cites distinctions between Modernist and Post-Modernist wit.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945
• Art
• 1900-2000
• Modernism
• Postmodernism
• Humor
• Avant-garde

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945
• Art
• 1900-2000
• Modernisme
• Post-modernisme
• Humour
• Avant-garde

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920401-00423002

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