THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

“We need pure and absolute images
that reflect our civilizations as a whole,
and our deep inner voices.”
― Werner Herzog

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**CHARMETTE YOUNG** It’s Just Awesome VI (2018) // Embroidery floss on canvas; 18×24 via *VaultArt Studio*

**MAX KUHN** Lust For A Potters Grave (2023) // Mixed media wood construction; 29.5 x 37 x 2” via *Webb Gallery*

**AUGUSTE FORESTIER** Untitled (c. 1935 – 1949) // Sculpture of wood and various materials; 25 x 25 x 20 cm via *Collection de l’Art Brut Lausanne*

**ARTIST UNIDENTIFIED** (American) Riding Goat on Wheels (ca. 1923) // Carved and assembled wood, steel, goat horns, fabric, leather, carpet, tacks, and newspaper via *Milwaukee Art Museum*

**THE MANSFIELD CARVER** Lion & Snake Folk Art Carving (1860-1880) via *Steven S. Powers*

**ARTIST UNIDENTIFIED** Guatemalan Diablo Dance Mask (dates unknown) via *Mariposa Unusual Arts*

**MARTÍN RAMÍREZ** Untitled (Church) (ca. 1950) // Crayon, pencil, and watercolor on various joined papers via *Smithsonian American Art Institute*

**DAVID ZELDIS** Lovers in the Clouds (2012) // Graphite and crayon on paper; 7 x 10 inches via *Hirschl and Adler*

**MOSE TOLLIVER** Something Like a Wild Man (date unknown) // Paint on found board via *The Keen Collection*

**MAURICE “LE GRAND LE SUEUER” SULLINS** Opposite View of Dufy’s Casino at Nice (#447) // Acrylic on Canvas; 30 x 40 in via *Hana Pietri Gallery*

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OH WORD?

*Photo by Bryan Schutmaat / New York Time*s

Daniel Johnston is one of my favorite artists of all-time. Maybe it’s because I lived in Austin, Texas a place he once called home. Maybe it’s because one of my favorite art professors in college showed me an excellent documentary on him ‘The Devil and Daniel Johnston’.

It doesn’t really matter. Someone who Kurt Cobain described as the best songwriter of all time and who left behind thousands of the rawest and most humorous, vibrant drawings and paintings behind when he passed away a few years ago doesn’t really need to be explained. A lovely person who suffered tremendously from mental illness and created their own world as an escape, Daniel Johnston is once again getting a well deserved retrospective. This time with his sister Marjory.

Thanks to Redbud Arts Center in Houston, Texas, a collaboration of art between the two siblings will be on display until the end of the month. “Don’t be Scared” by Daniel and Marjory Johnston is a celebration of self-therapy, love, and the battle for good over evil.

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HAPPENINGS

GO SEE:

NEW YORK

CHICAGO

LOS ANGELES

SHRINE LA: Billy White: Picnic // Apr 01 – May 13

NEW MEXICO

Museum of International Folk Art: Yōkai: Ghosts & Demons of Japan + Fashioning Identities: A Companion to Dressing with Purpose and more! // Now Open

TEXAS

WISCONSIN

John Michael Kohler Arts Center: Creative! Growth! // May 21 – May 19

FROM THE COLLECTIVE

**RENEESHA MCCOY** Untitled (FA 006) (2023) // Mixed media on natural cream card stock — available for purchase via *the artist in the #FolkArtwork shop*

And check out original artwork for sale at the FolkArtwork Collective
Thank you <3

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