The world of classic art can look overwhelming from the outside, with a plethora of styles, conventions, must-remember pieces, and artists. And that’s only if one stays firmly rooted in the Western ...

If you heard peals of laughter ringing out through the quiet, reverent halls of an art museum, what would your reaction be? Would you “tut-tut” in their general direction, maybe shoot them a glare or ...

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 ...

If there has been one constant on the internet for the last decade or so, it’s that really anything can be effectively made into a meme. So we’ve gathered some of the best classical art memes from the ...

Phoenix 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 ...

In a MoMA retrospective filled with humorous angst, the German sculptor offers a prime 2025 resolution: Don’t run from failure. “Vater Staat (Father State),” 2010. Thomas Schütte’s monumental bronze ...

Liza Donnelly has had a long career writing and drawing cartoons for The New Yorker. In her latest book, she continues her examination of the... Cartoonist and writer Liza Donnelly began drawing some ...

Scott Simon speaks to writer and director Owen Kline about his new movie, "Funny Pages," in which a young cartoonist explores the relationship between creativity and craft. "Funny Pages," a new film ...

Artist Liz Maugans taps into the comic side in “Pool Drawings,” a new collection of 52 spreads over 103 pages in which she catalogs, sometimes sarcastically, modern adult life in America. This release ...