Eight Funny Artists: Wit and Irony in Art

Summary information

Date

Sun Apr 26 1981 until Mon Jun 15 1981

Location
  • MoMA PS1 type:exhibition building spaces
  • 22-25 Jackson Avenue type:thoroughfare names
Carried out by

MoMA PS1

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Concurrent exhibitions

Exhibitions that overlap with this exhibition, in this dataset. Double-click an item in the timeline to view the corresponding exhibition page.

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Selected Exhibition
Clocktower Gallery
MoMA PS1
MoMA
Eight Funny Artists: Wit and Irony in Art
Mary Corse
Poetry (Spring 1981): Sardines
Wm. Schwedler: Recent Paintings on Plywood and Paper with Roseville
James Biederman, Don Gummer, Nigel Hall, Mel Kendrick, Avital Oz
Barry LeDoux: Four Songs for Dowland
West/East: First Generation Environmental Sculptures
Architecture (Spring 1981): Coy Howard
Video (Spring 1981): Louis Grenier
International Studio Program (Spring 1981)
Heads
Video (Spring 1981): Funny Video Tapes
Sound (Spring 1981): Alison Knowles
Photography (Spring 1981): Couches, Diamonds and Pie
Special Projects (Spring 1981)
Film (Spring 1981): Anita Thatcher: Lighthouse
Bill Hoppe: Recent Paintings
National Studio Artists 1980–1981
Spring Dance Series (1981): DANCETEXTFLASH Festival
Recent Acquisitions: Drawings
New Art II: Surfaces/Textures
Wendy Clarke: Love Tapes
Photographs by Alfred Capel-Cure
Dorothea Rockburne: Locus
Before Photography: Painting and the Invention of Photography
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects
Gerry Schum: Video
Pierre Alechinsky: A Print Retrospective
Summer Light

Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation

Artists

There were 8 persons who influenced this exhibition.

Persons are ordered alphabetically by surname. Select a letter in the concertina to continue. Click on the person's name to view further information.

Richard Artschwager

Biographical statement American, 1923–2013

Born 1923 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died 2013

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Richard Artschwager

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Richard Artschwager was involved in 69 exhibitions across 6 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1970s,2000s with 17 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 3 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11970-071970-09MoMAInformation
21972-061972-09MoMAPrints for Collectors
31972-12MoMAUnique Photographs and Multiple Sculpture
41972-121973-01MoMAUnique/Multiples: Sculpture/Photos
51973-061973-09MoMARecent Acquisitions, 1968–1973
61975-041975-05Clocktower GalleryCollectors of the Seventies, Part I: Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
71976-01MoMA PS1MoMA PS1 Long-Term Installations
81976-061976-06MoMA PS1Rooms
91976-121977-02MoMARooms
101977-021978-04MoMANew Art for the New Year
111977-101977-11MoMA PS1New York Avant-Garde/Works and Projects of the Seventies
121978-031978-04Clocktower GalleryRichard Artschwager
131978-051978-06Gorman Park QueensThe Detective Show
141978-051978-08MoMASelections from the Collection
151978-111979-02MoMARecent Acquisitions: American Prints
161979-051979-08MoMAContemporary Sculpture: Selections from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
171979-061979-07MoMAViews over America

#StartEndLocationTitle
12011-012011-12MoMAPainting and Sculpture Changes 2011
22012-012012-12MoMAPainting and Sculpture Changes 2012
32013-012013-12MoMAPainting and Sculpture Changes 2013
42013-012013-12MoMAPublic Spaces Changes 2013
52013-072014-01MoMACut 'n' Paste: From Architectural Assemblage to Collage City
62015-102016-03MoMA PS1Greater New York
72016-062016-08MoMA PS1FORTY

Red Grooms

Biographical statement American, born 1937

Born 1937 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Red Grooms

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Red Grooms was involved in 30 exhibitions across 6 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1970s with 10 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1990s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11958-111958-12City GalleryFive Painters: Epstein, Grooms, Milder, Passuntino, and Weisselberg
21958-121959-01City GalleryDrawings
31959-021959-02City GalleryThe Black City, The Red People: Red Grooms and Jay Milder
41959-03City GalleryBuilding Hallway Mural
51959-031959-04Judson Memorial ChurchDrawings
61959-121960-01Reuben GalleryBelow Zero 1960

#StartEndLocationTitle
11960-011960-01Reuben GalleryHappenings Series: Magic Train Ride, The Big Laugh, Small Cannon
21960-011960-01Reuben GalleryGrooms: Red
31960-011960-02Reuben GalleryGroup Show
41960-021960-03Judson Memorial ChurchRay Gun Spex

#StartEndLocationTitle
11975-011975-01Clocktower GalleryArtists Make Toys
21975-051975-09MoMAPrints by Sculptors
31976-121977-02MoMARooms
41977-041977-06MoMAArtists by Artists
51978-09MoMANewYork/New York
61978-091978-11MoMANew York/New York
71979-03MoMAStage Show
81979-031979-05MoMAThe Stage Show
91979-101979-11MoMAPeople Watching
101979-121980-02MoMAMovin'

#StartEndLocationTitle
11980-051980-09MoMAAround Picasso
21981-041981-06MoMA PS1Eight Funny Artists: Wit and Irony in Art
31984-041984-06MoMA PS1The New Portrait
41985-021985-03MoMAReinstallation of the Contemporary Galleries
51985-051985-06MoMA PS1El Arte Narrativo Y Pintura Mexicana
61985-051985-06MoMA PS1Film (Spring 1985)
71989-071989-11MoMAPainters for the Theater

#StartEndLocationTitle
11994-011994-05MoMAFor 25 Years: Brook Alexander Editions

#StartEndLocationTitle
12010-082010-11MoMAThe Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today
22015-102016-03MoMA PS1Greater New York

Steve Gianakos

Biographical statement American, born 1938

Born 1938 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Steve Gianakos

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Steve Gianakos was involved in 10 exhibitions across 3 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1970s with 6 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 2010s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11973-041973-05MoMAHomers
21974-021974-05MoMAWorks on Paper
31974-111974-12Clocktower GallerySteve Gianakos: Recent Works
41975-011975-01Clocktower GalleryArtists Make Toys
51976-061976-06MoMA PS1Rooms
61978-041978-05MoMA PS1Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Show

#StartEndLocationTitle
11981-041981-06MoMA PS1Eight Funny Artists: Wit and Irony in Art
21984-041984-06MoMA PS1The New Portrait
31984-051984-08MoMAAn International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture

#StartEndLocationTitle
12012-032012-07MoMAExquisite Corpses: Drawing and Disfiguration

Pieter Holstein

Biographical statement Dutch, born 1934

Born 1934 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died

Nationality Dutch

Gender Male

External information resources for Pieter Holstein

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Pieter Holstein was involved in 4 exhibitions across 2 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1970s,1980s with 2 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s,1980s with 2 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11973-061973-09MoMARecent Acquisitions, 1968–1973
21978-121979-01MoMA PS1International Studio Program (Winter 1978–1979)

#StartEndLocationTitle
11980-021980-04MoMAPrinted Art: A View of Two Decades
21981-041981-06MoMA PS1Eight Funny Artists: Wit and Irony in Art

Edward Ruscha

Biographical statement American, born 1937

Born 1937 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Edward Ruscha

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Edward Ruscha was involved in 76 exhibitions across 6 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 2000s with 28 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11969-041969-09MoMATamarind: Homage to Lithography

#StartEndLocationTitle
12000-032000-08MoMAWalker Evans and Company
22000-092001-01MoMAOne Thing After Another
32000-092001-01MoMAMatter
42000-102001-02MoMAActual Size
52001-042001-06MoMACollaborations with Parkett: 1984 to Now
62002-062004-09MoMATo Be Looked At: Painting and Sculpture from the Collection
72003-092004-03MoMAPencil: Drawings from the Collection
82004-062004-09MoMA PS1Hard Light
92004-112005-03MoMAArtists and Prints Part 1
102004-11MoMAPainting and Sculpture: Inaugural Installation
112005-022005-04MoMAContemporary Voices: Works from the UBS Art Collection
122005-032005-08MoMADrawing from the Modern, 1945–1975
132005-092006-01MoMADrawing from the Modern, 1975–2005
142006-012006-12MoMAPainting and Sculpture Changes 2006
152006-012006-04MoMAThe Compulsive Line: Etching 1900 to Now
162006-052006-10MoMATransforming Chronologies: An Atlas of Drawings, Part 2
172007-022007-04MoMA PS1Not For Sale
182007-062007-10MoMALines, Grids, Stains, Words
192007-082008-03MoMAEdward Steichen Photography Collection Galleries: Rotation 5
202008-012008-12MoMAPublic Spaces Changes
212008-032008-05MoMAColor Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today
222008-032008-07MoMABook/Shelf
232008-092009-03MoMAHere is Every, Four Decades of Contemporary Art
242008-122009-02MoMAArtist's Choice: Vik Muniz, Rebus
252009-032009-06MoMAPaper: Pressed, Stained, Slashed, Folded
262009-032009-06MoMAInto the Sunset: Photography's Image of the American West
272009-042010-01MoMACompass in Hand: Selections from the Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection
282009-102010-04MoMA PS11969

William Wegman

Biographical statement American, born 1943

Born 1943 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for William Wegman

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, William Wegman was involved in 44 exhibitions across 5 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1980s,1990s with 12 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 2010s with 3 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11973-061973-11MoMAImages
21974-081974-10MoMAProjects: Video I
31975-011975-01Clocktower GalleryArtists Make Toys
41976-041976-06MoMAProjects: Video VIII
51976-071976-09MoMAProjects: Video IX
61977-041977-06MoMAArtists by Artists
71977-101977-11MoMA PS1New York Avant-Garde/Works and Projects of the Seventies
81978-111979-02MoMAGold
91979-021979-03MoMA PS1Video (Winter 1979): Anthology Film Archives
101979-041979-06MoMA PS1The Altered Photograph

Boyd Webb

Biographical statement New Zealander, born 1947

Born 1947 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died

Nationality

Gender Male

External information resources for Boyd Webb

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Boyd Webb was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1980s with 1 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1980s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11981-041981-06MoMA PS1Eight Funny Artists: Wit and Irony in Art

William T. Wiley

Biographical statement American, born 1937

Born 1937 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for William T. Wiley

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, William T. Wiley was involved in 23 exhibitions across 4 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1970s with 13 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1960s,1990s with 2 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11963-07MoMASelections from the Art Lending Service
21965-10MoMAYoung West Coast Artists

#StartEndLocationTitle
11971-021971-03MoMARecent American Acquisitions
21974-061974-09MoMARecent Drawings Acquisitions: National Endowment for the Arts
31975-051975-09MoMAPrints by Sculptors
41975-121976-03MoMAA Museum Menagerie
51976-041976-05MoMAProjects: William T. Wiley
61976-061976-09MoMAHandmade Paper Prints and Unique Works
71976-111977-02MoMAPrints: Acquisitions, 1973–1976
81977-021977-04MoMAMaps
91977-031977-05MoMABookworks
101977-041977-06MoMAArtists by Artists
111977-091977-12MoMAAmerican Drawn and Matched
121979-03MoMAStage Show
131979-031979-05MoMAThe Stage Show