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Washington University in St. Louis

Theses/Dissertations

2014

Shrigley

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Wouldn't It Be Funny If, Taryn Sirias May 2014

Wouldn't It Be Funny If, Taryn Sirias

Undergraduate Theses—Unrestricted

Examining both historical comedic development and personal conceptions of comedy in art, “Wouldn’t It Be Funny If…” explores the validity of the joke as a means of critical inquiry and communication between artist and viewer, and attempts to figure my own artistic practice in this larger tradition.