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Art Brut

A booth at the fair recreates an immersive, wood-paneled environment lined with vividly painted portraits on corrugated metal and found materials, evoking a personal, vernacular display of storytelling.

At the Outsider Art Fair, Artists at the Margins Become the Market Stars

The fair's most compelling booths told stories the mainstream art world has been too slow to tell.
By Elisa Carollo
A black and white linocut-style print depicts a man and a skeletal woman walking side by side on a path lined with more skeletons, with a McDonald’s sign faintly visible in the background.

Migration, Marginalization and Outsider Art Collide in Intuit Art Museum’s ‘Catalyst’

By highlighting artists from communities historically excluded from mainstream art institutions, the show challenges assumptions about artistic authority.
By Noah Berlatsky
A man with a hat, gilet and white shirt sorrounded by art.

Andrew Edlin Explains How the Outsider Art Fair Helped Establish a Market for the Genre

As the scope of Outsider Art has evolved, so has its institutional and market recognition.
By Elisa Carollo
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How Gleb Kovalev’s Karma Became a Haven for Refugee Artists and Outsiders

By Adam Robb

In NYC, a Fair Dedicated to Outsider Art Cultivates an Interest in the Eccentric

By Clayton Schuster

Bill Traylor’s Outsider Art Found a Devoted Admirer in William Louis-Dreyfus

By Helen Holmes
Artist Louis Zoellar Bickett with his work.

This Artist Spent 40 Years Documenting His Life So Others Could Learn From It

By Scott Indrisek
William Pope.L, Trinket (2008). Installation in the Exhibition Hall of the Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO, hosted by Grand Arts. (

Whitney Biennial Artists Announced, a Pink Paint for Everyone But Anish Kapoor

By Alanna Martinez
Fritz Koenig's Sphere, currently on view in Battery Park.

WTC ‘Sphere’ Sculpture to Return Home, National Poo Museum to Go on Tour

By Alanna Martinez
John Kayser.

How a Photographer’s Secret, Kinky Obsession Wound Up in a Hip Williamsburg Gallery

By Lale Arikoglu
BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 14: An art installation by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei showcases thousands of used life vests by refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos, on February 14, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The orange vests are wrapped around the pillars of the city's Konzerthaus to highlight the plight of refugees trying to reach Europe.

Ai Weiwei’s Berlin Life Jacket Installation, Prado Pulls Bosch Paintings—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Artist Thornton Dial. (Photo: New Orleans Museum of Art)

Artist Thornton Dial Dead at 87, Frank Stella’s Studio Sells for $21.5M—and More

By Alanna Martinez
A painting by Tizzie Mills. (Photo: Alanna Martinez)

Outside In: Finding the Next Self-Taught Master at the Outsider Art Fair

By Alanna Martinez
William Edmondson, Boxer, (ca. 1937). Est. $150,000-$250,000. (Photo: Christie's)

What’s the Breakout Market of 2016? Insiders Bet on Outsider Art

By Alanna Martinez
Alden Projects at 34 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side. (Photo: courtesy Todd Alden)

New Kids on the Block: 6 Art Galleries to Keep Your Eye on in 2016

By Alanna Martinez
Installation view of Agathe Snow's exhibition, "Continuum," at The Journal Gallery. (Photo: Courtesy of The Journal Gallery)

Sculptor Agathe Snow Unleashes Her Inner Child at The Journal Gallery

By Ryan Steadman
AMHERST, NH - JULY 4: Republican Presidential candidate Jeb Bush marches in the 4th of July Parade on July 4, 2015 in Amherst, New Hampshire. Bush is a front-runner in the polls for the 2016 presidential race with 14 other republican candidates. (Photo by Kayana Szymczak/Getty Images)

Jeb Bush Plans Art Basel Miami Pop-art Fundraiser, Oldest UK Art Found and More

By Alanna Martinez
The view of Andrew Edling Gallery on 212 Bowery amid construction on a condominium next door at 210 Bowery. (Photo: Courtesy Andrew Edlin Gallery)

First Show at Bowery Space Postponed After Wall Collapse Next Door

By Alanna Martinez
O'Sairen, (2004). (Photo: Christian Berst Art Brut)

Artist Melvin Way’s Journey From Homelessness to Art World Acclaim

By Alanna Martinez
Andrew Edlin Gallery will be moving to a new location at 212 Bowery. (Photo: Andrew Edlin Gallery)

After 13 Years in Chelsea Andrew Edlin Departs for the Bowery

By Alanna Martinez
Visitors take in the sights at the Thursday preview of the 2015 Outsider Art Fair. (Photo: Brianna McGurran)

No MFA, No Problem: A Look Inside the Outsider Art Fair

By Brianna McGurran
Philadelphia Wireman, "Untitled (pink Tiddlywink, reflector fragment) (#3)," (c. 1970–1975). Courtesy Fleisher Ollman.

Outsider Art Fair Gives Self-Taught Artists a Leg Up

By Brianna McGurran
This 1764 Copley portrait of prominent merchant Samuel Phillips Savage shows the calm before the storm of the American Revolution, according to Christie's. (Photo courtesy Christie's)

The Paul Revere Bunch Is Back: Auctioneers Host Americana Week

By Brianna McGurran
The 2014 edition of the Outsider Art Fair at Center 548 in New York. (Photo by Jenny Anderson, courtesy Getty Images)

New York’s Outsider Art Fair Releases Its 2015 Exhibitor List

By Alanna Martinez
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