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Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty

By (author) Eleanor Nairne, Contributions by Rachel Perry, Contributions by Kent Minturn, Contributions by Sarah Wilson, Contributions by Sarah Lombardi

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In 1940s occupied Paris, Jean Dubuffet began to champion a progressive vision for art; one that rejected classical notions of beauty in favor of a more visceral aesthetic. Taking a pioneering approach to materiality and technique, the artist variously blended paint with sand, glass, tar, coal dust and string. At the same time, he began to assemble a collection of art brutâ€”work that was made outside the academic tradition of fine artâ€” even visiting psychiatric wards from 1945 to collect work by patients. This book features texts from leading scholars and is accompanied by images that illuminate Dubuffetâ€™s attempts to move beyond the artistic expectations of his time. The works are grouped into six thematic sections that focus on specific series, from his graffiti-inspired â€œWallsâ€ and his notorious portrait series, â€œPeople are Much More Beautiful Than They Thinkâ€ to the â€œCorps de damesâ€, a controversial series of â€œfemaleâ€ landscapes, and his anthropomorphic sculptures, â€œLittle Statues of Precarious Life.â€ Exquisitely produced, this celebration of Dubuffetâ€™s work embraces his world view that art is for everyone, not just the elite.

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