Posts Tagged With: madness
Pussy Riot – Political Affect and Religious Feelings, Part 2 (Vasilina Orlova)
The following is the second of a two-part series. The first can be found here. The possibility of seven-year sentences for the perpetrators in colorful dresses was discussed as too benevolent a punishment in such circumstances. At the same time, state officials suggested that to keep women in custody was…
Art And Madness, Part 2 (Iwo Zmyślony)
The following is the second installment of a two-part series. The first installment can be found here. Less than a year prior to the publication of Prinzhorn’s book, another major publication came out titled Madness and Art. The Life and Works of Adolf Wölfli (Ein Geisteskranker als Künstler), where the…
Art And Madness (Iwo Zmyślony)
The following is the first of a two-part series. How can we enter someone else’s head? How can we get inside? How can we break through our own, invariably too constricting horizon to reach out to another human being? How can we look at reality from the perspective of…