Knock Knock: Who’s There? That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore examines the delicate relationship between art and humor, and—it must be said straightaway—you won’t find it a laugh a minute. But that’s not ...

The art world is frequently as grim as the news, sometimes worse, but “Funny Business: Photography and Humor,” an exhibition at the Phoenix Art Museum, promises comic relief. The show was curated by ...

Art is entering a new realm. In the past, it’s been dramatic, political, confusing, revolutionary and poignant. But now, art is funny … on purpose. The new exhibit “Laugh: the art of humor” aims to ...

Demetri Martin — stand-up comic, actor, bestselling author and former correspondent for “The Daily Show” — has garnered a reputation for incorporating another talent into his comedy: drawing. His new ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Life & Arts news every morning. The William Hogarth exhibition, which opens at Tate Britain on February 7, is the first British show of ...

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s “The Grand Odalisque” (1814) this was in the artist’s day considered a bold and scandalous image. But on closer examination it was demonstrated that the figure is ...

Folk art is unique and often is both useful and humorous. At a Cowan's auction in late 2012, an example of these traits was seen in a mirror offered for sale. The 19th-century mirror's pine frame was ...