Start: January 15, 2027 4 p.m.
End: January 15, 2027 6 p.m.
Location: Art and Journalism Building
Exhibition: January 15 – February 11
Reception and artists' talk, January 15, 4 to 6 p.m.
2.0 Kinds of Funny is an exhibition of humorous art with works contained in one cubic foot boxes. This exhibition presents the possibilities when we stop being polite and start getting real; what happens when we engage with the calculus of tragedy + time = comedy. We offer the product of what happens when artists oil up our overly developed critical thinking muscles for the posedown of human experience in its full splendor. Humor can be a bridge, equalizer, magnifying glass, scalpel, weapon, truth serum, and a map of our values, fears, and desires. What is it for you? Come, tell us something funny. We can all use the laugh.
This exhibition was organized at the University of Cincinnati by Creative Directors Holli Friley, Matt Lynch, and Jenny Ustick, and features multiple Ball State Alumni. Artists include: Leticia Bajuyo, Natalie Baxter, Keith Benjamin, Zack Bent, Dustin Boise, Clay Brown, Greg Clem, Ben Entner, Tracy Featherstone, Matthew Flores, Holli Friley, Karen Gergely, Joe Girandola, Curtis Goldstein, Rae Goodwin, Buster Graybill, Tyler Hamilton, Jo Hormuth, Andre Hyland, Margaret Kammerer, John Kilduff, Ryan Kmieske, Jed Knight, Danielle Krysa, Steve Lacy, Rachel Linnemann, Matt Lynch, Jack Massing, Baggs McKelvey, Sara Mulhauser, Neil Daigle Orians, PlantBot Genetics, Bret Price, Josh Reiman, Lydia Ricci, Herb Rieth, Andy Sahlstrom, Rajiv Satyal, Slapface, Jenny Ustick, Brett Volpp, Chris Vorhees, and Aaron Walker.