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Why Contemporary Art Should Have More Of A Sense Of Humour

by News Desk | Mar 19, 2015 | Features

There is a strong case to be made that what we recognise as “high” art and laughter are entirely mutually exclusive: take the famous ‘Laughing Cavalier’ by Frans Hals found in the Wallace Collection. The title was bestowed on this anonymous sitter by tittering...
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