Immerse yourself in the unique creations of Art Brut authors! Come create a participatory mural with Fribourg artist Dany Walker, discover Marguerite Sirvins' iconic dress through a "coup de cœur" visit and a rock concert, meet Francis David and his photographs of Art Brut environments.
ExhibitionThe exhibition Art Brut in Switzerland – From the Origins of the Collection to the Present, celebrating 50 years of creation and artistic freedom, between unknown masterpieces and fascinating stories, where Switzerland saw the birth of an aesthetic revolution.
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18h00
Musée, combles 2ème étage
13h00, 17h00 (20m)
Musée, rez-de-chaussée
13h00 16h00
Jardin du musée
17h00 18h00
Musée, combles 2ème étage et librairie
19h30 20h00
Musée, 2ème étage
20h00 21h00
Musée, combles 2ème étage
Works of Art Brut are crafted by self-taught artists, non-conformists with a rebellious spirit or those impervious to the collective norms and values. The artists include prisoners, patients in psychiatric hospitals, eccentrics, recluses and outcasts who create without worrying about criticism from the public and other people’s opinions.
Seeking neither recognition nor approbation, they create a world that serves their own purposes. Their works, produced using methods and materials that are often unique, are unaffected by the influences of artistic tradition and use highly singular forms of representation. The notion of Art Brut is founded on both social and aesthetic characteristics.
We owe the invention of the term “Art Brut” , as well as the existence of the museum, to the French painter Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985). In 1971, Dubuffet donated his collection, an exceptional set of some 5,000 pieces, as well as his Art Brut archives to the city of Lausanne. The Collection de l’Art Brut, located in an 18th century château, was opened to the public on 26 February 1976.
