2.0 Kinds of Funny

February 2nd - April 6th, 2025

Reception: Thursday, April 3rd, 5-7pm

An Exhibition of Humorous Art with works contained in one cubic foot boxes. 

This new iteration of the eponymous exhibition reveals the multitude of ways humor is leveraged in art, a decade since the original show. The origin of 2.0 Kinds of Funny exhibition occurred in 2012 with an exhibition called “Two Kinds of Funny” hosted by DAAP galleries and traveled to 3 other venues in 2013. 42 artists have agreed to participate in the 2025 exhibition.

2.0 Kinds of Funny 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.

Artists: 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

Creative Directors: Holli Friley, Matt Lynch, and Jenny Ustick

 

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University of Cincinnati's DAAP Galleries, Reed Gallery, Section A, View 1
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University of Cincinnati's DAAP Galleries, Reed Gallery, Section B, View 1
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University of Cincinnati's DAAP Galleries, Reed Gallery, Section B, View 3
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Individual Artworks Images

Little Engines: Roller Coaster

cast iron, steel, wood, artificial turf & fingernail polish

12 x 12 x 12 in.

Bajuyo, Little Engines Roller Coaster
Bajuyo, Little Engines Roller Coaster, detail

Arnold Palmer's Package

all man

12 3/4 x 8 x 3 in.

Baron, Arnold Palmer's package
Baron, Arnold Palmer's package, detail

Disco Socks

found socks, polyester fill, tread & chain

24 x 20 x 20 in.

Baxter, Disco Socks
Baxter, Disco Socks, detail

Carton Accordion

cardboard (six pack cartons)

10 x 11 x 168 in.

Benjamin, Carton Accordion
Benjamin, Carton Accordion

Pass Me the Rock

deflated basketball & concrete

9 x 10 x 10 in.

Bent, Pass me the Rock
Bent, Pass me the Rock

SHAM

paper mâché, aluminum flashing & tissue paper

96 x 14 x 6 in.

Boise, SHAM
Boise, SHAM

3626c Hollow Stud Tray

enamel paint on milled HDPE

8 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.

Brown and Kmieske, 3626c Hollow Stud Tray
Brown and Kmieske, 3626c Hollow Stud Tray

(All We Are) Dust in the Wind

fan, plastic bag, stick & magnet clip

approx. 22 x 14 x 24 in.

Clem, Dust in the Wind
Clem, Dust in the Wind

Watch Party

found figurines, foam, googly eyes & marker

12 x 12 x 10 in.

Collabattack, Watch Party
Collabattack, Watch Party

All the Things I think About When I Should Be Sleeping

pillow & thread

24 x 16 x 4 in.

Featherstone, All the Things I think About When I Should Be Sleeping
Featherstone, All the Things I think About When I Should Be Sleeping

Hammerspace

silk boxing shorts & embroidery

14 x 14 x 1/2 in.

Flores, Hammerspace
Flores, Hammerspace

Birkin 25

duct tape

8 x 10 x 6 in.

Friley, Birkin 25
Friley, Birkin 25

Jeff Koons Can't Shoot the Rock

object: indiana limestone (pedastal: 4 milkcrates, wood, zipties, rearview & mirror)

object: 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 diam. in. (pedastal: 44 x 13 x 13 in.)

Girandola, Jeff Koons Can't Shoot the Rock
Girandola, Jeff Koons Can't Shoot the Rock

Craniotomy Concerto

ink on arches 3000lb. cold press

10 x 10 x 10 in.

Goldstein, Craniotomy Concerto
Goldstein, Craniotomy Concerto

Domestic Necessities

grandmother's metal tissue box, buttons & fabric

11 x 12 x 8 1/2 in.

Goodwin, Domestic Necessities
Goodwin, Domestic Necessities

Turkey Leg Sling Shot

bronze, sling shot parts, corn, box & duct tape

22 x 12 x 12 in.

Graybill, Turkey Leg Sling Shot
Graybill, Turkey Leg Sling Shot

Drum Solo

plastic, metal & found objects

10 x 11 x 11 in.

Hamilton, Drum Solo
Hamilton, Drum Solo

Laugh. Riot. 

graphite on Aquaboard

9 x 12 in.

Hormuth and Score, Laugh. Riot.
Hormuth and Score, Laugh. Riot.

Croc Crock Pot Pot 

ceramic & jibbitz

6 x 8 x 8 in.

Kammerer, Croc Crock Pot Pot
Kammerer, Croc Crock Pot Pot

Paint Till You Die

acrylic on cardboard

8 x 11 x 6 in.

Kilduff, Paint Till You Die
Kilduff, Paint Till You Die

Woud you like some... cake?

poplar, plywood, synthetic fabric & metal letterpress blocks

7 x 11 3/4 x 1 in.

Knight, Woud you like some... cake?
Knight, Woud you like some... cake?

Hottest Flashes

mixed media

11 1/8 x 9 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.

Krysa, Hottest Flashes
Krysa, Hottest Flashes

Something in the Air

textile & macrame cord

variable dims

Academy Records, Somthing in the Air

Corn

bondo, foam, epoxy, paint, gold leaf, vintage award, chain & resin

17 x 7 x 9 in.

Linnemann, Corn
Linnemann, Corn

Full Container Load (FCL)

LEGOs & Knock-off Legos

12 x 12 x 12 in.

Lynch, Full Container Load (FCL)
Lynch, Full Container Load (FCL)

The Final Stage of a Cycle of Immobility

plexiglass, cardboard & wood

12 x 12 x 12 in.

Massing, The Final Stage of a Cycle of Immobility
Massing, The Final Stage of a Cycle of Immobility

Ooooohh

found fabrics & found object

18 x 18 x 4 in.

McKelvey, Oooohh
McKelvey, Oooohh

Pie in the Sky

insulation foam, acrylic & toothpicks

32 x 10 x 6 in.

Mulhauser, Pie in the Sky
Mulhauser, Pie in the Sky

Existential Dread Coloring and Activity Book

Xerox printed booklet, found fabrics & thread

variable dims

Orians, Existential Dread Coloring and Activity Book
Orians, Existential Dread Coloring and Activity Book

Flora-5 (Daucus roboticus comptonii)

animatronics & mixed recycled materials

12 x 12 x 12 in.

Plantbot Genetics, Flora-5 (Daucus roboticus comptonii)
Plantbot Genetics, Flora-5 (Daucus roboticus comptonii)

Bowling for Dollars

plastic globe & chromed aluminum base

9 x 9 3/4 diam. in.

Price, Bowling for Dollars
Price, Bowling for Dollars

IT

walnut shell, copper, 14k gold, plexiglass vitrine & wood

object: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (case: 10 x 10 x 10 in.)

Reiman, IT
Reiman, IT

You'll Definitely Feel Safe Here

collected scrap materials & pink bubblewrap

22 x 14 x 16 in. 

Ricci, You'll Definitely Feel Safe Here
Ricci, You'll Definitely Feel Safe Here

American Gothic (Wagon Wheel)

mixed media

12 x 12 x 12 in. 

Rieth, American Gothic (Wagon Wheel)
Rieth, American Gothic (Wagon Wheel)

Phoning It In

cell phones & jokes

variable dims 

Satyal, Phoning It In
Satyal, Phoning It In

The American Dream

mixed media installation

12 x 12 x 12 in.

Slapface, The American Dream
Slapface, The American Dream

Who is it for?

prismacolor on paper &  glass cloche on rotating platform

13 x 9 x 9 in.

Ustick, Who is it for?
Ustick, Who is it for?

Stand-up

wood, plastic, duct tape, banana peelsm acrylic paint & polyurethane

15 x 18 x 10 in.

Volpp, Stand-up
Volpp, Stand-up

Not Not Not Not Unfunny

dyed and bleached fabric, thread & dowel rod

16 x 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.

Walker, Not Not Not Not Unfunny
Walker, Not Not Not Not Unfunny