This Is Not A Joke

Humour has been used throughout history by artists as an effective engaging tool as it can equally reflect upon the human conditions and challenge authority.

This is Not a Joke looks at how some contemporary artists such as Andrea Fraser, David Shrigley or John Wood and Paul Harrison use different facets of humour encompassing the absurd, deadpan, slapstick, word play and irony to challenge and defy conventions, expectations and power structures.