Led by Colin Rhodes, Professor of Art History and Theory, Loughborough University

Mondays 7 November 2005 – 5 December 2005, 18.30–20.00

In recent years outsider art has grown in popularity in both Europe and the United States, acquiring its own museums and market. How did this work, made by self-taught artists, frequently living at the margins of society and often disadvantaged in other ways too, come to wider attention? Is there something in it worth taking seriously? From Pablo Picasso and Paul Klee to Jean Dubuffet and Max Ernst a significant number of mainstream artists have thought so and have been the first to collect it, bring it to public attention and incorporate its lessons into their work. This five-week course looks at the relationship between mainstream and marginalised forms of art across the twentieth century, with particular reference to works in the Tate Collection. Ideas about creativity, expression and identity provide key points of discussion. The course includes a session in the Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris exhibition.

Tate Modern  East Room
£70 (£50 concessions), booking recommended
Price includes entry to the exhibition and drinks afterwards

  

This event is related to the Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris exhibition