gugging institut – haus der künstler

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In the late 1950s, psychiatrist Leo Navratil of the Maria Gugging Psychiatric Clinic had his patients produce drawings for experimental purposes. The following year he discovered artistically talented individuals in his ward – a finding that was confirmed by Jean Dubuffet. His first book Schizophrenie und Kunst was published in 1965. Attracted by this work, many Viennese artists visited Gugging. In 1970 the first exhibition of the “Gugging Artists” took place in a Vienna gallery. Thereafter the “Gugging Artists” were frequently presented in galleries and museums. The “Center for art- and psychotherapy” was founded by Navratil in 1981. He invited artistically talented patients to live in the house, which serves as living space, studio, gallery and meeting place. With the founder’s retirement in 1986, Johann Feilacher became his successor. The artistic talents of the inhabitants were most important for Feilacher and he changed the name into “House of Artists”. In 1990 the “Gugging Artists” were awarded the Oskar Kokoschka prize for their contribution to contemporary art. Their work has been shown in more than 200 exhibitions in museums and galleries from New York to Tokyo. Their work is considered Art Brut and they are among the most well-known artists in this field (> Gugging.org)

La “Haus der Künstler”, fondata nel 1981 da Leo Navratil (1921-2006), psichiatra presso l’Istituto di salute mentale Gugging di Vienna, convinto sostenitore del valore terapeutico dell’arte nei malati mentali, accoglie pazienti artisticamente dotati. La struttura, modello di riferimento nel campo dell’arte-terapia, offre ai suoi ospiti l’assistenza e i mezzi necessari per proseguire e sviluppare la loro attività creativa favorendone così anche l’inserimento sociale.

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