volume 2, issue 2: LOL

Volume 2, Issue 2, “LOL,” takes as its theme humor, play, and amusement of all kinds. In many ways creativity lies at the core of laughter and fun, and the scholarship presented here highlights how art and visual culture reflect and engage with humor, absurdity, and parody. Our contributors examine a range of material and approach the theme from various angles: they consider funny and amusing internet content both as source material for their own work and in relation to art history and online culture; they explore the ways in which artists deploy notions of play and humor in order to mount social critiques; and they meditate on the place of humor in the content and conception of current exhibitions. Ultimately, the scholarship and art assembled here highlight the close relationship between the realms of the creative and the comedic.

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