Art brut
Booksreview
The tale of a French psychiatric asylum that harboured Second World War resistance fighters—and where patients became artists
Catalan psychiatrist Francesc Tosquelles’s treatment of mental illness at the institution included art—and was championed by Jean Dubuffet
Acquisitionsnews
American Folk Art Museum acquires 40 significant works by self-taught artists
Gift includes examples by Horace Pippin, Sister Gertrude Morgan and Bill Traylor
Exhibitionspreview
Brut force and influence: Jean Dubuffet's enduring impact on contemporary art
First UK survey in 50 years examines the artist's relationship with Art Brut and Brutalism, finding a fitting home at London's Barbican
Acquisitionsnews
American Folk Art Museum announces gift of over 500 works by self-taught artists
Trove donated by collector Audrey B. Heckler includes examples of European Art Brut and works by African-American artists
Frieze New York 2019gallery
Expert eye: Javier Téllez
The Venezuelan artist Javier Téllez has partnered with the Outsider Art Fair to present a curated space at Frieze New York
Louis Soutterarchive
Louis Soutter: Corbusier’s favourite digital art
Soutter's art on view at Berlin's Galerie Haas & Fuchs
Kazimir Malevicharchive
Mayfair gallery unveiling show, titled “Ape artists of the 1950s”
Dolphins, horses, dogs and elephants are redefining the notion of “art brut”