The Art Brut Situation

Abstract

It is noteworthy that, in the past few years, one or two publications have attempted to take stock of the notion of Art brut, among them the volume edited by Martine Lusardy and the Devenir de l’Art feature article in the magazine Ligeia. These attempts are probably the result of the extensions that the notion in question has been repeatedly undergoing. The opportunity to better define Art brut has thus made itself felt. Jean Dubuffet himself had already contributed to this development by cre...