Book DescriptionWhy did the artist cross the road? To see if there is another side By tweaking accepted conventions through visual humorwhimsy, wit, irony, parody, satire, and nonsenseartists challenge us to view the world from a different standpoint In ARTFUL JESTERS, artist and professor Nicholas Roukes provides a historical perspective оззбо on the perpetual use of humor in art, show-casing 50 highly creative contemporary artists whose mission is to amuse, entertain, and inform while at the same time advocating for serious causes Reveling in the ascending popularity of visual humor, ARTFUL JESTERS exposes the "other side" of artthe serious but lighthearted side thats guaranteed to refresh the spirit and change the way people thinkabout fine art.  В книгу вошли2004 г 176 стр ISBN 1580082661.