Abstract
The borderline experience of insanity, as it appears in the productions of the 'institutional artists' after 1900, may be understood as delimitation in the psychological as well as in the aesthetic sense. The rebellion against the system of the institution, the assertion of a visionary opposite world and its artistic expression, lead to a fundamental questioning of both the psychiatric practice and the artistic creative process. The delusional capture of the world runs parallel with an increasing affection of (non-psychotic) art or the art market.
| Original language | German |
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| Title of host publication | Kulturrebellen |
| Subtitle of host publication | Studien zur anarchistischen Moderne |
| Editors | Christine Magerski, David Roberts |
| Place of Publication | Wiesbaden Germany |
| Publisher | Springer VS |
| Pages | 99-115 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783658222758 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783658222741 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Cite this
Weller, C. (2019). Die Avantgarde in der Heilanstalt: die Entgrenzung des Wahns und der Kunst. In C. Magerski, & D. Roberts (Eds.), Kulturrebellen: Studien zur anarchistischen Moderne (pp. 99-115). Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-22275-8