by Fiorella Bassan · Lithos · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788889604717
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This book by Fiorella Bassan provides an in-depth study of Hans Prinzhorn, an art historian and psychotherapist, and his pioneering 1922 work, 'Artistry of the Mentally Ill'. The book analyzes the collection of drawings, paintings, and sculptures by psychiatric patients that Prinzhorn assembled, exploring its impact on both psychiatry and modern art, influencing figures such as Paul Klee and Max Ernst. This illustrated edition delves into the modernity of Prinzhorn's theories, examining how the crisis of meaning and fragmentation reflect the unease of modernity. It is an essential work for understanding the intersection between psychopathology and artistic expression.
