A Horse Walks Into A Bar
Curated by D. Dominick Lombardi

March 7 - April 12, 2020
Opening Reception Saturday, March 7 from 3 p.m.- 5 p.m.

Hampden Gallery

Hours: Tuesday through Friday: 1 PM to 6 PM, Sunday 2 PM – 5 PM

(Closed Friday, March 13 - Monday, March 23 for Spring Break)

University of Massachusetts, Hampden Gallery, 131 Southwest Circle, Amherst, MA 01003

A Horse Walks Into A Bar 
D. Dominick Lombardi, Curator

Humor is not the first thing you think of when researching or discussing Contemporary or Modern Art, but it does have a far more significant place than one might presume. R. Crumb, Peter Saul and Erwin Wurm to name just three, cannot be completely understood without considering their ability to make us smile or laugh. Even the late Picasso paintings and prints had as much humor as they did restlessness, angst or sexual tension in his continued quest for the extreme. A Horse Walked Into a Bar is a survey of some of today’s artists who continue to push the boundaries of fine art toward wit and whimsy.