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While most artists use skill and imagination to create objects of
inspiration, only a mischievous few challenge viewers with humor in the
form of whimsy, wit, irony, parody, satire, or nonsense. In ARTFUL JESTERS,
artist and professor Nicholas Roukes provides a historical perspective on
the use of humor in art, plus a showcase of 50 highly creative
contemporary artists whose mission is to amuse, entertain, and inform.
ARTFUL JESTERS exposes the "other side" of art -- the seriously lighthearted
and often hilariously funny side, sure to refresh your spirits and challenge
the way you think about art.
"Artful Jesters is a major contribution to understanding and appreciating this form of
humor and this form of art."
--Richard Waller, Executive Director, University of Richmond Museums
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