Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Art from inside the institution

A Mexican man who spent nearly half of his life in American mental hospitals is now being hailed as one of the giants of 20th century art.

Martin Ramirez, who was diagnosed as a catatonic schizophrenic after he immigrated to the United States in 1925, produced more than 300 mesmerizing drawings during his time in hospital wards. More.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Here's a logical extension for ya:

The American Visionary Art Museum

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