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Current Exhibitions

Lighten Up: Art with a Sense of Humor

Joyce and Edward Linde Gallery, James and Audrey Foster Galleries, Media Space @ DeCordova/Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Gallery

February 3 – May 28, 2001

Opening Reception: Friday, February 2, 6 – 9 pm

Come to DeCordova and laugh at art! Lighten Up: Art with a Sense of Humor is a national group thematic exhibition that explores the use of humor in American contemporary art. The show will include hilarious paintings, sculpture, photographs, drawings, digital art, video art, and multi-media installations.

Click on an image for a larger view and more information on each artist

Steve Aishman and 
Heidi Marston
Steve Aishman and Heidi Marston

Karl Baden

Karl Baden
Teddy Dibble Teddy Dibble
Karin Giusti Karin Giusti
Philip Knoll Philip Knoll
Cary Leibowitz/Candyass Cary Leibowitz/Candyass
Christopher "Lucky" Leone Christopher "Lucky" Leone
Todd McKie Todd McKie
Pat Oleszko Pat Oleszko
Tom Otterness Tom Otterness
Erika Rothenberg Erika Rothenberg
Jeff Smith (CEO, American 
Emergency Safety Co.)
Jeff Smith (CEO, American 
Peter Thibeault Peter Thibeault
Jeffu Warmouth Jeffu Warmouth
William Wegman William Wegman
Lev and Emre Yilmaz Lev and Emre Yilmaz

Lighten Up is organized by the DeCordova curatorial team of Rachel Rosenfield Lafo, Nick Capasso, George Fifield, and Gillian Nagler, and is accompanied by a full-color exhibition catalogue; the publication has been generously funded by The Lois and Richard England Family Foundation.

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