The October issue of frieze looks at the slapstick method in visual art. Brian Dillon traces the history of slapstick comedy, from Laurel and Hardy to Itchy and Scratchy, and from Bruce Nauman to Phil Collins.
Jörg Heiser looks back over the career of Sigmar Polke, whose iconoclastic and innovative work is frequently comical, while Christy Lange explores the darkly humourous work of Nedko Solakov.
Jennifer Allen examines the installations and sculptures of Rachel Harrison, and Jan Verwoert enjoys Cezary Bodzianowski’s acts of everyday absurdity.
