'Brutal Beauty: The Art and Life of Jean Dubuffet' At The Barbican; Join An Online Curator's Talk... - Artwire Press Release from ArtfixDaily.com
Art should always make you laugh a little and fear a little. Anything but boreâ. Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty is the first major UK exhibition of the work of French artist Jean Dubuffet (1901â1985) in over 50 years. One of the most provocative voices in postwar modern art, Dubuffet rebelled against conventional ideas of beauty, hoping to capture the poetry of everyday life in a gritty, more authentic way. Drawn from international public and private collections, Brutal Beauty brings together more than 150 works: from early portraits, lithographs and fantastical statues to enamel pain...
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