The obsessive drawing genius Jérôme Zonder

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Now here’s a head I would love to roam in: that of Jérôme Zonder. His solo at Maison Rouge offers the possibility. It’s a trip into his dark, cruel and creative world. A labyrinthic walk during which you’re enveloped by drawings that cover floors and walls. His unprecedented technical skills are almost frightening. They do not hinder the artist, on the contrary: Zonder applies them at will. History’s black pages inspire his images. Continue reading

A celebration of art brut in Maison Rouge

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made in 1910 but could have been made yesterday (Anonymous, Austria)

Maison Rouge is transformed into a labyrinth of rooms packed with overwhelming art brut, mostly drawings. One incredible drawing follows the next; I wanted to have them all. The exhibition is so inspiring that you want to run home, take a piece of paper, a pencil and start drawing.
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