Jean Dubuffet's Art Brut, the origins of the collection.
Flammarion| N° d'inventaire | 23270 |
| Format | 24 x 33 |
| Détails | 224 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782081519169 |
In 1945, the French artist Jean Dubuffet coined the oxymoron "Art Brut" to describe works created by self-taught artists outside the official circuit. Having assembled these works in the form of a collection, he donated them in 1971 to the City of Lausanne, which inaugurated the Collection de l'Art Brut in February 1976. This work, published to mark the museum's fortieth anniversary, looks back at the birth of the Lausanne institution and the key moments that marked its development. It also highlights the first off-site event of the Compagnie de l'Art Brut, entitled "L'Art Brut", and presented in 1949 at the René Drouin gallery in Paris. Revisiting this event allows us to appreciate its audacity and its critical scope for the time.
In 1945, the French artist Jean Dubuffet coined the oxymoron "Art Brut" to describe works created by self-taught artists outside the official circuit. Having assembled these works in the form of a collection, he donated them in 1971 to the City of Lausanne, which inaugurated the Collection de l'Art Brut in February 1976. This work, published to mark the museum's fortieth anniversary, looks back at the birth of the Lausanne institution and the key moments that marked its development. It also highlights the first off-site event of the Compagnie de l'Art Brut, entitled "L'Art Brut", and presented in 1949 at the René Drouin gallery in Paris. Revisiting this event allows us to appreciate its audacity and its critical scope for the time.