Tour of “Dubuffet Drawings, 1935–1962”

START YOUR DAY WITH THE AFA!

FOR AFA MEMBERS ONLY
October 25, 2016
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
The Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Avenue, NYC

AFA members will enjoy a private tour of Dubuffet Drawings, 1935–1962 at The Morgan Library & Museum. The tour will be guided by Isabelle Dervaux, The Morgan’s Acquavella Curator of Modern and Contemporary Drawings.

A leading French artist of the twentieth century, Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) eschewed traditional notions of beauty in art in favor of what he perceived as more authentic forms of expression, inspired by graffiti, children’s drawings, and the creations of psychiatric patients. Drawing played a major role in his development as he explored on paper new subjects and techniques and experimented with non-traditional tools and modes of application.

This exhibition is the first museum retrospective of Dubuffet’s drawings. It includes about one hundred works from his most innovative years—between 1935 and 1962—borrowed from private and public collections in France and the United States. Dubuffet applied his radical approach to subjects ranging from views of Paris and its metro to nudes, portraits of writers, majestic beards, and scenes from the Sahara desert. His art has been influential on later generations of artists up to today.

The tour has been generously underwritten by Clare McKeon, AFA President.

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