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Arturas Raila's Journey into the Woods Explored in Afterall Essay

publication · 2026-04-22

Travis Jeppesen's essay 'The Diagnosis is Naïvety': Arturas Raila's Journey into the Woods' was published in Afterall Journal Issue 40 on 22 August 2015. The full text is behind a paywall, available only to subscribers or for individual purchase via the University of Chicago Press. The essay examines the work of Lithuanian artist Arturas Raila, focusing on his exploration of naivety and his journey into the woods as a thematic and conceptual framework. The publication is part of Afterall's ongoing series of art criticism and scholarship.

Key facts

  • Essay by Travis Jeppesen
  • Published in Afterall Journal Issue 40
  • Publish date: 22 August 2015
  • Title: 'The Diagnosis is Naïvety': Arturas Raila's Journey into the Woods
  • Full text available only to subscribers or via purchase from University of Chicago Press
  • Focuses on Lithuanian artist Arturas Raila
  • Explores themes of naivety and journey into the woods
  • Part of Afterall's art criticism and scholarship

Entities

Artists

  • Arturas Raila

Institutions

  • Afterall
  • University of Chicago Press

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