Permission to laugh : humor and politics in contemporary German art / Gregory H. Williams.

Author/creator Williams, Gregory
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, ©2012.
Descriptionx, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Art--Germany (West). --20th century. --History.
Art--20th century. --Political aspects. --Germany (West).
Wit and humor in art.
German wit and humor--Germany (West). --20th century. --History.

Contents The "Cultural Turn" in 1970s West Germany -- Laughter in spite of history -- The public arrival of Witz -- Rapid-fire jokes: Werner Büttner, Martin Kippenberger, and Albert Oehlen -- Protracted wit: Isa Genzken, Georg Herold, and Rosemarie Trockel -- In-jokes and out-jokes: constructing audiences -- Humor in Germany after the Wall.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [213]-224) and index.
LCCN 2011026739
ISBN9780226898957 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226898954 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks N6868 .W49 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold