Burning Man, NevadaAugust 27 – September 4, 2017 Each year, tens of thousands of people gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. The art theme in 2017 is Radical Ritual. Burning Man was featured in Raw Vision 57. Folk Art Society of America ConferenceOctober 19–22, 2017 Folk Art Society of America's 30th Anniversary Conference in Santa Fe, NM, will explore “The Folk Art of New Mexico & Beyond”. There will be a symposium at the Museum of International Folk Art, visits to eight collectors' homes and artist's studios, and the annual folk art auction. right: Sabinita Lopez Ortiz Collection Ceres FrancoManuel Mendive Hoyo, ©Pascual Mercé
until November 7, 2017 Jean-Hubert Martin has selected 280 pieces from La Coopérative-collection Cérès Franco along with several others from the Daniel Cordier collection, for the exhibition "L’Internationale des Visionnaires". La Coopérative-collection Cérès Franco
Outsider Art Museum, AmsterdamAugust Natterer until September 24, 2017 "Dubuffet’s List: Masterpieces from the Prinzhorn Collection" at Amsterdam’s Outsider Art Museum offers fresh insights into the encounter between the ideas of psychiatrist Hans Prinzhorn and those of the founder of art brut, Jean Dubuffet. Outsider Art Museum Our summer issue is out now! With some fantastic photographs, this great issue features:
We have just launched a downloadable (PDF) version of the Artists section of our renowned Outsider Art Sourcebook, the indispensable guide to the world of Outsider Art. Only $15 | £10 | €15 In our special Summer Sale, we are offering a huge 50% off back issues! If you are missing any copies in your RV collection, now is the time to order while we have stock. For a limited time only! For orders of 10+ issues please email info@rawvision.com for a reduced postage cost. Featured Artist: Martín Ramírez (1895–1963)portrait Phyllis Kind Gallery Martín Ramírez, a Mexican immigrant to the USA, was considered a virtually mute schizophrenic. Hospitalised in 1930, he began to draw only 13 years before his death. His first works were confiscated and destroyed at the end of each day by the hospital authorities but the arrival of a psychology lecturer, Dr Tarmo Pasto, brought encouragement and materials. With Pasto’s help, Ramírez began to create larger, free-scale compositions. He rapidly developed his own distinctive personal style. courtesy Ricco/Maresca Gallery An important feature of his work was his use of linear frames and concentric curves encircling a central figure, the contoured lines giving a sense of depth and perspective. Most of the central figures in his artworks are human, often a lone horseman or sometimes a woman, occasionally a train or an animal. courtesy Ricco/Maresca Gallery Many theories abound concerning Ramírez’s frames and their meaning: some argue a sexual significance while others stress the importance of Ramírez’s background, his experience of the Mexican landscape and folklore surrounding Emiliano Zapata, Mexico’s revolutionary hero. Ramírez worked on whatever materials came his way, including wrappers, waste paper and magazine pages. He left 340 drawings in total, some as large as 12 ft / 4 m in height. Martín Ramírez is featured in Raw Vision 55, Raw Vision 77 and in our Outsider Art Sourcebook, currently half price in our summer sale! This autumn, what was once known as the Santa Monica Museum of Art will re-open as a fully new museum, the Institute for Contemporary Art Los Angeles. The inaugural show, opening September 9 will be the first major L.A. show ever of work by Martin Ramirez. |