May 4, 2024, 1pm
The Art of Mental Health
The Art of Mental Health
535 West 22nd Street, 4th Floor
Installation view: Bobby Anspach, Machine for Continuous Eye Contact, 2023.
From notions of “the troubled artist” to categories of “outsider art,” the relationship between mental health and artistic practice continues to be both fraught and fruitful. In this discussion on how rethinking ideas of mental illness, wellness, and community can impact ideas of contemporary art and its makers,
Jesse Dorris will speak with Rachel Weisman of Fountain House Gallery, the Manhattan-based gallery dedicated to supporting the careers and visions of contemporary artists living with mental illness, and Saul Ostrow of the Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation, dedicated to fostering dialogue on how meditation, psychology, and creativity can be drivers of connectivity, harmony and well-being.
Presented with the Bobby Anspach Studio Foundation.