Hamtramck Disneyland, alley view (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — Outsider artists walk a fine line between being perceived as inspired or insane.

Outsider art, sometimes called art brut, or self-taught art, describes the work of artists who lack formal training or don't identify with any specific school or genre. At its most basic, it's truly ...

Alfred Jensen, “Twelve Events in a Dual Universe” (all images courtesy Hayward Gallery) Unlike the context for the Guerilla Girls’ historic condemnations of overwhelmingly male curatorial skews at the ...

We’re at the Judith Racht Art Gallery speaking with Judith Racht about her *Outsider Outside Art Fair*, an annual event where local artists showcase their work in a unique outdoor setting. After 30 ...

Christie’s sale of so-called outsider art, or works by creators with no formal training, on Friday at its Rockefeller Center saleroom in New York City blew past its presale expectations, coming in at ...

Edlin and the fair have played a key role in getting self-taught artists and Art Brut talent into major museum exhibitions, biennales and blue-chip galleries. Established in 1993, the Outsider Art ...

We’re talking with Kevin Cassidy at the *Outsider Outside Art Fair* as he shares how he discovers objects for his art pieces and explains what it means to be a “Slacker Flaneur.” His work blends ...

The former residence of outsider artist Ron Gittins in Birkenhead, a town in Merseyside, the U.K., has received Grade II listing by the country’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport, giving it ...

Crossing into uncommon grounds / Lucy R. Lippard -- Toward an outsider aesthetic / Roger Cardinal -- Folk sculpture without folk / Daniel Robbins -- An anti-museum : the collection de l'Art Brut in ...

Step into 12 Pedal Junction and the instant sensory overload will likely bring you to a full stop as you survey what it has to offer. The whole place is packed with art and refurbished furniture, a ...

Some of you have begun sending me some of your fine art, and I am grateful for that. LL Eveland sent me some the artists art for “filler” somewhere, but it is way too good for that! The interesting ...