Andreini Goffredo (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 4° - 191pp - Color & B/w reproductions. THE NORMALITY of Art - The obsession with normality: Madness—a term frequently encountered and, unfortunately, often misused, even in art criticism. Art history counts hundreds of artists labeled as mad, confined in asylums, and studied for their mental disorders—sometimes deemed interesting precisely because they were viewed through this particular lens. It is a recurring theme—almost a cliché, one might say—that has ultimately caused us to lose sight of the true heart of the matter: the significance of their work, their expressive power, and the personalities of men who were, first and foremost, artists—and sometimes extraordinary ones at that. First edition, text in Italian language. Original binding and dust-jacket. In Fone condition.…