Top image via Raw Vision, featured below.
This week brings outsider art news from Thailand to Connecticut, with temple sculptures, UFO art and miniature marvels. Fair season is in full swing with Outsider Paris opening at the Bastille Design Center.
Wat Pariwat: A Thai temple's take on Buddhism
Raw Vision looks at Wat Pariwat, a Thai temple decorated with figures ranging from Batman to Einstein and Medusa. It's an inventive collision of pop culture, history and devotional space that rethinks Buddhist iconography in wildly contemporary terms. Read it at Raw Vision.
Outsider Paris 2026: the outsider art fair takes over the Bastille Design Center in Paris
The annual outsider art fair returns to Paris at the Bastille Design Center this weekend. It's a good moment to see what's being shown and sold in the European art brut scene. Read it at Sortir à Paris.
Self-taught artist recreates the magnificence of Tamil Nadu's temples in miniature
The Hindu profiles a self-taught artist who has devoted himself to building detailed miniature versions of Tamil Nadu's historic temples. The patience and devotion required for this kind of work is quietly astonishing. Read it at The Hindu.
'UFO pioneer' and outsider artist Dante Vaghi gets his day in the starlight at CT gallery
Connecticut Public reports on an exhibition celebrating Dante Vaghi, an outsider artist and self-described UFO pioneer. His cosmic visions are finally getting proper recognition in a gallery setting. Read it at Connecticut Public.
Concerns grow over the future of Halle Saint-Pierre, a major Paris venue for outsider art
Le Monde reports on mounting worries about the future of Halle Saint-Pierre, one of Paris's most important venues for art brut and outsider art. Let's hope this vital cultural space finds a way to survive. Read it at Le Monde.fr.
Lubow Wolynetz, longtime curator and champion of Ukrainian folk art, dies at 87
The Ukrainian Weekly marks the passing of Lubow Wolynetz, who spent decades championing and curating Ukrainian folk art. Her work preserved an important cultural tradition for future generations. Read it at The Ukrainian Weekly.
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