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Exhibition "Arnulf Rainer & Art Brut"
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Josefsplatz 5, 2500 Baden
Arnulf Rainer is considered one of the most significant contemporary artists. One of his main sources of inspiration was Art Brut, which he became aware of in the post-war period through his engagement with Surrealism.
The term Art Brut ("raw art") was introduced in 1945 by Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985). Dubuffet referred to art outside established norms, such as that created by children or individuals with mental illnesses. "Raw" or "Brut" in this context means untouched by cultural influences.
In addition to Surrealism, the discovery of the Gugging artists fueled Rainer's interest in Art Brut. Through the publication "Schizophrenie und Kunst" (1965) by Leo Navratil, the founder of the Gugging Center for Art and Psychiatry, Rainer came into contact with the artists there. This encounter led to a long-term engagement – both in Rainer's collecting activities and in his artistic work.
In the 1970s, he created his well-known Art Brut homages, where he overpainted works by artists such as Johann Hauser, Jean Dubuffet, and Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern – not to change them, but to enter into an artistic dialogue. A direct collaboration with other artists occurred in 1984 in three drawings – two with Fritz Koller and one with Johann Hauser. In 1994, a comprehensive project of 58 overpaintings followed, created in collaboration with eight Gugging artists.
The exhibition features works by Arnulf Rainer, Johann Garber, Johann Hauser, Margarethe Held, Rudolf Horacek, Fritz Koller, Hans Krüsi, Rudolf Liemberger, Michel Nedjar, Philipp Schöpke, Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern, Volkmar Schulz-Rumpold, Sava Sekulić, Oswald Tschirtner, August Walla, and Adolf Wölfli, as well as the collaborative works of Rainer with Koller and Hauser.
The term Art Brut ("raw art") was introduced in 1945 by Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985). Dubuffet referred to art outside established norms, such as that created by children or individuals with mental illnesses. "Raw" or "Brut" in this context means untouched by cultural influences.
In addition to Surrealism, the discovery of the Gugging artists fueled Rainer's interest in Art Brut. Through the publication "Schizophrenie und Kunst" (1965) by Leo Navratil, the founder of the Gugging Center for Art and Psychiatry, Rainer came into contact with the artists there. This encounter led to a long-term engagement – both in Rainer's collecting activities and in his artistic work.
In the 1970s, he created his well-known Art Brut homages, where he overpainted works by artists such as Johann Hauser, Jean Dubuffet, and Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern – not to change them, but to enter into an artistic dialogue. A direct collaboration with other artists occurred in 1984 in three drawings – two with Fritz Koller and one with Johann Hauser. In 1994, a comprehensive project of 58 overpaintings followed, created in collaboration with eight Gugging artists.
The exhibition features works by Arnulf Rainer, Johann Garber, Johann Hauser, Margarethe Held, Rudolf Horacek, Fritz Koller, Hans Krüsi, Rudolf Liemberger, Michel Nedjar, Philipp Schöpke, Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern, Volkmar Schulz-Rumpold, Sava Sekulić, Oswald Tschirtner, August Walla, and Adolf Wölfli, as well as the collaborative works of Rainer with Koller and Hauser.
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