Kunst und Humor, T. I

Author

Raap, Jürgen (Editor); Schulte, Günter; Bartholomé, Monika; Hübl, Michael; Kraft, Hartmut; Theewen, Gerhard; Hentschel, Martin; Messler, Norbert; Zolper, Heinz; Herold, Georg

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

German

Source

Kunstforum international. 1992, Num. 120, 73-229, ill. (some col.)

ISSN

0177-3674

Abstract (en)

Part one of a two-part series devoted to the subject of art and humor. The theme is treated in a "Documentation" section, and consists of the following articles and interviews: Günter Schulte provides a philosophical introduction to the theme; Jürgen Raap, the general editor, provides essays on aspects of humor in the visual arts, on the view of life expressed by humorous art, and on humor, wit, and sensuality in contemporary art of the Rhineland region; Monika Bartholomé discusses laughter and the comical in relation to art, especially contemporary art; Michael Hübl considers the role of jokes, wit, and irony in contemporary art, with a focus on Fluxus; Hartmut Kraft discusses the work of Jeff Koons in relation to psychoanalytic theory and Sigmund Freud's views on humor; Gerhard Theewen discusses humor in relation to the work of Joseph Beuys; Martin Hentschel analyzes Sigmar Polke's 1968 painting, Carl Andre in Delft, noting his ironic treatment of Carl Andre's approach to sculpture, and cites other humorous images in Polke's oeuvre; Norbert Messler discusses humor in the paintings of Werner Büttner, Albert Oehlen, and Martin Kippenberger, and the sculptural works of Georg Herold; Raap converses with Gerhard Theewen and Heinz Zolper on the subject of humor in art; Raap concludes with an interview with Georg Herold.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present
• Art
• 1900-2000
• Humor
• Philosophy
• Society
• Sensuality
• Rheinland (DEU)
• Irony
• Fluxus
• Koons, Jeff, b.1955
• Psychoanalysis
• Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
• Beuys, Joseph, 1921-1986
• Polke, Sigmar, b.1941
• Painting
• Germany
• Andre, Carl, b.1935
• Büttner, Werner, b.1954
• Oehlen, Albert, b.1954
• Herold, Georg, b.1947
• Sculpture
• Interviews
• Sources

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent
• Art
• 1900-2000
• Humour
• Philosophie
• Société
• Sensualité
• Rheinland (DEU)
• Ironie
• Fluxus
• Koons, Jeff, n.1955
• Psychanalyse
• Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
• Beuys, Joseph, 1921-1986
• Polke, Sigmar, n.1941
• Peinture
• Allemagne
• Andre, Carl, n.1935
• Büttner, Werner, n.1954
• Oehlen, Albert, n.1954
• Herold, Georg, n.1947
• Sculpture
• Interview
• Sources

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940101-00337783

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