“Do you get it?”
46:2 | Wirltuti / Spring (August – November 2026)

As global crises escalate, issue 46:2 focusses on wit, humour, and satire in contemporary art as a means to subvert, unsettle, and criticise… and to have a good laugh. The writing will also explore the ethical and paradoxical nature of comedy in art, who’s telling the joke and how, and where we might find shared punchlines as our collective humanity is being interrogated from all sides. In the seriousness and complexity of such precarity, can we afford the joke at all?

Artlink publishes three thematic magazines annually (in print and digital formats), which are responsive to current art world topics and big ideas. We welcome expressions of interest for articles and editorial suggestions. Note that writers are commissioned 3-4 months ahead of print issue landing dates (1 April, 1 August and 1 December), and for reviews while an exhibition is still current. Artlink periodically offers an open call out for submissions; join our mailing list to stay informed.