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The legacy of humor in Bay Area art is explored through a new generation of artists in the exhibition Tongue-in-Cheek, on view May 9 through July 19, 2015, at di Rosa. The exhibition features work in a wide range of media by regional artists Tammy Rae Carland, Jonn Herschend, Bessma Khalaf, Jennie Ottinger, Kate Rhoades, Chris Sollars, Lindsey White, and Wonderment Consortium, an arts collective composed of artists Packard Jennings, Steuart Pittman, and Scott Vermeire.

Like the San Francisco Funk artists of the 1960s and 70s, the artists in Tongue-in-Cheek employ humor as a critical tool to …