Comments on: Laughing in a Foreign Language http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2008/01/30/laughing-in-a-foreign-language/ "...a new favorite blog for professional excellence in public speaking, speech-writing, and executive communications." - The Register, May 24, 2008 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:11:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2008/01/30/laughing-in-a-foreign-language/#comment-96110 Ian Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:50:45 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/cultural-differences/laughing-in-a-foreign-language/#comment-96110 The Weekend FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/743e1edc-d053-11dc-9309-0000779fd2ac.html" rel="nofollow">review</a> of this show (which I learn is at the Hayward Gallery of the Southbank Center) quotes Gallery director Ralph Rugoff, that “laughter is universal” and that “contemporary art is getting funnier”. Comments on specific artists give a flavor of the show, and Richard Cork concludes: <blockquote> this adventurous, provocative and unpredictable show proves that art itself is no laughing matter. </blockquote> The Weekend FT review of this show (which I learn is at the Hayward Gallery of the Southbank Center) quotes Gallery director Ralph Rugoff, that “laughter is universal” and that “contemporary art is getting funnier”.

Comments on specific artists give a flavor of the show, and Richard Cork concludes:

this adventurous, provocative and unpredictable show proves that art itself is no laughing matter.

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