Art brut, a phrase coined in the 1940s by French artist Jean Dubuffet, identifies a class of art that operates outside of what he termed “art culturel,” or fine art that is beholden to academic and ...

Karl Vondal, “Couple Under Palm Trees” (2013), pencil, colored pencil, and collage on paper, 4.1 x 5.8 inches, Private Foundation: Artists from Gugging (all photos courtesy of Museum Gugging) ...

It’s been more than 70 years since Jean Dubuffet introduced the idea of Art Brut, and the art world is still learning to embrace the genre of art made outside of more industry-approved avenues of ...

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Art Brut are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the debut album, Bang Bang Rock & Roll, with a 2026 North American tour where they’ll play the whole thing front-to-back along with a second set of ...

Way back in 2006, Art Brut and We Are Scientists toured together and released a split single just for the occasion where they covered each other’s songs. To celebrate the 13th year of that occasion, ...

The notion of artists with no formal training creating incredible pieces of artwork has been an important part of various cultures around the globe for centuries, but it wouldn’t be until the 1940s ...

The Ramones and The Libertines had a child. His name is Art Brut. That’s the sound that wailed at Club Congress on Tuesday night. British heritage aside, Art Brut embodied the Art Wave scene that ...

It takes no stretch of the imagination to believe that Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos might be of the slightly nerdy persuasion; just listen to an Art Brut record and you'll probably come up with the ...

Jean Dubuffet, Michel Thévoz and the artist Slavko Kopac (a collaborator with the Compagnie de l’Art Brut) at the Collection de l’Art Brut in Lausanne, Switzerland, on the eve of the new museum’s ...

Eddie Argos, the 29-year-old leader of London's Art Brut, has made a career out of not growing up. On the band's new album, Art Brut vs. Satan, he regresses a little. But that may be for the best. In ...