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www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Design

Artists of the future, Ghanaian kings' robes and a tiny moth the week in art

Art exhibitions featuring well-known and emerging artists in London and Gateshead.
Campaign to save outsider art house in Birkenhead showcases the importance of preserving unique artistic spaces. [ more ]
Oregon ArtsWatch | Oregon Arts & Culture News
1 month ago
Design

'Singular Visions' of self-taught artists shine at Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem

The Hallie Ford Museum features work by neurodivergent artists
Outsider art showcases raw material from imaginations unhindered by formal training [ more ]
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 months ago
Design

New York Times art critic Roberta Smith retiring after 32 years at the newspaper

Roberta Smith has made significant contributions to the New York art scene over the past 50 years, with a focus on marginalized areas of art-making like outsider art and craft.
She has been praised for her critical insights, ability to guide art lovers, and willingness to engage with various art forms, from abstraction to figurative painting. [ more ]
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 months ago
Design

New book sees 'outsider artists' as part of a creative spectrum rather than a world apart

The book Outside In argues for critiquing outsider art within the mainstream art canon.
The author highlights the unjust dismissal of outsider art as therapy by-products, discounting their artistic creativity. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
New York City

Melvin Way, Outsider Artist Who Depicted Inner Mysteries, Dies at 70

Melvin Way's hallucinatory diagrams gained recognition in the art world despite his challenging circumstances.
Mr. Way's drawings were intricate and diverse, depicting a wide range of subjects from disease cures to drug recipes. [ more ]
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