Comic Relief

“I don’t try to be funny,” artist John Baldessari once remarked, adding, “I feel the world is a little bit absurd and off-kilter, and I’m sort of reporting.”

Who better than an artist to find the humor in these very off-kilter times? This eclectic collection of articles and videos highlights half a dozen artists doing their own versions of reporting on the absurd, from Lindsey White’s explorations of stand-up comedy to a deep-dive into “YouTube Face” on SFMOMA’s online magazine Open Space. Enjoy — and if you’re in need of a laugh, we hope you find it here.