Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists

by Lisa Slominski

Contributions by Michael Bonesteel, Mamadou Cisse, Sophia Cosmadopoulos, Tom di Maria, Jo Farb Hernandez, Cheryl Finley, Katherine Jentleston, Sarah Lombardi, John Maizels, Philip March Jones, William Scott and George Widener

A global history of self-taught artists advocating for a nuanced understanding of modern and contemporary art often challenged by the establishment. A global history of self-taught artists advocating for a nuanced understanding of modern and contemporary art often challenged by the establishment 

When the art world has paid attention to makers from outside the cultural establishment, including so-called outsider and self-taught artists, it has generally been within limiting categories. Yet these artists, including many women, people with disabilities, and people of color, have had a transformative effect on the history of modern art.

Responding to growing interest in these artists, this book offers a nuanced history of their work and how it has been understood from the early twentieth century to the present day.

Hardcover / 400 pages / 8.5 x 1.5 x 10.75 inches