Jean Dubuffet: “Brutal Beauty”

Curated by Eleanor Nairne, “Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty” harmoniously compliments the site of the Barbican Gallery, in London. Brutalist architecture and Dubuffet’s Art Brut go hand in hand, creating a world of materiality and delight for the audience to enjoy.

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by Mala Yamey

After three lockdowns in the UK, museums are finally open again, and an exhibition of Dubuffet (1901-85) is attuned to our sensibilities, with the artist’s “aim for an art that is directly plugged into our current life”. Tired of being separated at home in our zoom cells, this assault on material and its tangibility is so exciting and invigorating to situate ourselves in. Capturing the lifetime of an artist whose oeuvre spans 40 years, the Barbican Gallery… read more

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