"Art:21," the PBS series about contemporary art, examines different types of humor found in the work of contemporary artists Charles Atlas, Eleanor Antin, Raymond Pettibon, Elizabeth Murray, and Walton Ford. See video clips of the shows...

Met curator Jeff Munger on excess in Covered Broth Bowl and Stand from the Vincennes Manufactory, c. 1752-53.

Met curator Martina Rugiadi on poetic license in Ibn Sukkara al-Hashimi's Wine Cup, second half 10th-11th century.