Photo | Brut at Rencontres d'Arles questions art brut categories
From July 1 to September 22, 2019, the Rencontres de la photographie in Arles hosts Photo | Brut, an exhibition curated by Charles-Arthur Boyer. This event explores the intersection of photography and art brut, featuring works from artists such as Aloïse Corbaz and Henry Darger, as well as 'outsider' photographers like Horst Ademeit and Miroslav Tichý. Boyer organizes the exhibition into four sections, critiquing the curatorial approach for possibly sidelining certain artists and emphasizing a male viewpoint on female subjects. This exhibition aligns with the reopening of the Collection de l'art brut in Lausanne and the Mucem's 'Jean Dubuffet, un barbare en Europe' (April 24 to September 2, 2019). Boyer also questions the role of private photographic works in the realm of art brut, referencing Jean Dubuffet's ideas.
Key facts
- Photo | Brut runs from July 1 to September 22, 2019 at Rencontres de la photographie, Arles.
- Exhibition curated by Charles-Arthur Boyer.
- Features art brut artists using photographic sources: Aloïse Corbaz, Henry Darger, Giovanni Galli, Pietro Ghizzardi, Lee Godie, Alexandre Lobanov, Luboš Plný, Ilmari Salminen, Valentin Simankov, Leopold Strobl, Elke Tangeten, Adolf Wölfli, August Walla.
- Includes outsider photographers: Horst Ademeit, Morton Bartlett, Marcel Bascoulard, John Brill, Eugène von Bruenchenhein, Frédéric, Marian Henel, Günter K., Tomasz Machciński, Albert Moser, Miroslav Tichý, Type 42, Elisabeth Van Vyve, Zorro, and anonymous.
- Four curatorial categories: 'Affaires privées', 'Reformater le monde', 'Performer ou un autre je', 'Conjurer le réel'.
- Coincides with Mucem exhibition 'Jean Dubuffet, un barbare en Europe' (April 24 to September 2, 2019) in Marseille.
- Collection de l'art brut in Lausanne, inaugurated 1976, holds 4,200 works by 145 authors.
- Jean Dubuffet coined 'art brut' in 1945 and published 'L'art brut préféré aux arts culturels' in 1949.
- Compagnie de l'art brut founders: André Breton, Jean Paulhan, Charles Ratton, Henri-Pierre Roché, Michel Tapié, Edmond Bomsel.
- Christian Berst published a redefinition of art brut in The Art Newspaper, July-August 2019.
- Bruno Decharme's collection provides many exhibited works.
- Boyer critiques the exhibition for male gaze and potential re-exclusion of artists.
Entities
Artists
- Charles-Arthur Boyer
- Aloïse Corbaz
- Henry Darger
- Giovanni Galli
- Pietro Ghizzardi
- Lee Godie
- Alexandre Lobanov
- Luboš Plný
- Ilmari Salminen
- Valentin Simankov
- Leopold Strobl
- Elke Tangeten
- Adolf Wölfli
- August Walla
- Horst Ademeit
- Morton Bartlett
- Marcel Bascoulard
- John Brill
- Eugène von Bruenchenhein
- Frédéric
- Marian Henel
- Günter K.
- Tomasz Machciński
- Albert Moser
- Miroslav Tichý
- Type 42
- Elisabeth Van Vyve
- Zorro
- Jean Dubuffet
- André Breton
- Jean Paulhan
- Charles Ratton
- Henri-Pierre Roché
- Michel Tapié
- Edmond Bomsel
- Michel Thévoz
- Gaston Chaissac
- Louis Soutter
- Gilles Ehrmann
- Mario del Curto
- Henriette Grindat
- Pierre Bérenger
- Christian Berst
- Claire Margat
- Bruno Decharme
Institutions
- Rencontres de la photographie
- Collection de l'art brut
- Mucem
- Compagnie de l'art brut
- Galerie René Drouin
- Gaston Gallimard
- The Art Newspaper
- artpress
Locations
- Arles
- France
- Lausanne
- Switzerland
- Marseille
- Place Vendôme
- Paris
Sources
- artpress —