by Antonin Artaud · Gallimard · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070761128
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«Van Gogh ou le suicide de la société» is Antonin Artaud's essay on Van Gogh, published by Gallimard in paperback (93 pages, in French).
Antonin Artaud pays tribute to Vincent van Gogh and argues that the painter was not mad, or that his madness was a form of alienation that society and psychiatrists refused to acknowledge. The work reflects on artistic creation, mental health and the social rejection of the artist.
Originally published in 1947, shortly before Artaud's death; this French edition dates from 2001 and belongs to Gallimard's L'Imaginaire collection.
For readers interested in the essay, art criticism and philosophy, as well as unconventional interpretations of Van Gogh's figure.
Antoine Maria Joseph Paul Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud, was a French artist who worked across a variety of media. He is best known for his writings, as well as his work in the theatre and cinema. Widely recognized as a major figure of the European avant-garde, he had a particularly strong influence on twentieth-century theatre through his conceptualization of the Theatre of Cruelty. Known for his raw, surreal and transgressive work, his texts explored themes from the cosmologies of ancient cultures, philosophy, the occult, mysticism and indigenous Mexican and Balinese practices.
