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outsider art

noun

  1. art produced by untutored artists working by themselves and for themselves

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Together, they make an outsider art kaleidoscope, offering a quick glimpse into our fellow city dwellers’ minds.

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And now we find ourselves wrangling again: Is art outside always outsider art?

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The pieces he picked here, by 35 artists, tend toward so-called outsider art, particularly abstract painting and assemblage that appears more felt than thought.

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Buoyed by an inheritance, she establishes a gallery focused on outsider art in an old-school shopping center.

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Her special areas of interest include ceramics textiles, folk and outsider art, design and video art.

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