Tony Brown's 'low modernism' and autistic art
In a 1986 article for artpress, critic assesses Tony Brown's work as embodying a 'low modernism' characterized by autistic tendencies. The richness of an artistic proposition is measured by the overflow of discourse it generates, which also serves as a measure, expression, and escape from the synthesis achieved in the work. Brown's practice belongs to this order.
Key facts
- Article published in artpress in September 1986
- Critic discusses Tony Brown's work
- Concept of 'low modernism' (bas-modernisme) introduced
- Autism used as a metaphor for artistic approach
- Work's richness measured by discourse overflow
- Discourse overflow is also an escape from synthesis
- Brown's work exemplifies this dynamic
- Article originally in French
Entities
Artists
- Tony Brown
Institutions
- artpress
Sources
- artpress —