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Ni Tanjung
1930-2020, Indonesie
At nearly 80, and in the solitude of her windowless room, Ni Tanjung draws thousands of multicolored faces. Mainly she draws women's faces—self-portraits or her ancestors, or else imaginary figures belonging to her personal theater. It was the death of her husband that inspired her to take up drawing. The shock was such that she fell ill: feeble and scrawny, she was transported to her daughter's place in the neighboring village. Here, this old woman in her skinny and fragile state began drawing, doing cutouts and, above all, fashioning complex and extremely creative assemblages of paper figures.
Her montages, comprising several colored cutouts, are done in crayon on plain paper. They reconstitute the history of her life, bringing back to life her ancestors and those near and dear to her.
Although she can no longer dance as she once liked to do, she sometimes breaks out in song and animates scenes between several characters. She is wont to meticulously place about a dozen drawings, cutouts and large assemblages against the wall and across the bed. Once all her creations are thus on display, Ni Tanjung takes out a little mirror to gaze at her works indirectly. The process allows her to so-to-speak implant their image in her memory. In fact, she cannot release any of her creations without having carried out this symbolic act.
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L'Art Brut dans le monde
L’Art Brut dans le monde, directed by Lucienne Peiry, with a Preface by Sarah Lombardi, Lausanne/ Gollion, Collection de l’Art Brut/ Infolio, 2014, 136 pagesy, avec une préface de Sarah Lombardi, Lausanne/ Gollion, Collection de l’Art Brut/ Infolio, 2014, 136 pages
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The Art Brut Fascicle N°22
The Art Brut Fascicle N°22, 18 x 24 cm, 150 ill. black/white or color, about 160 pp. Since 1964 to 2018. In French. One fascicle CHF 30.-
Price Complete collection, 25 fascicles (N°2 - N°26) : CHF 720.-
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Théâtres (french version )
Pascale Jeanneret, Sarah Lombardi and Eric Vautrin, Théâtres, Lausanne/ Milan, Collection de l’Art Brut/ 5 Continents Editions, 2019, « Art Brut, la collection », under the direction of Sarah Lombardi, 144 pages, more than 100 colour plates, french or english version.
Croyances (french version)
Emmanuel Grimaud, Sarah Lombardi and Anic Zanzi, Croyances, Lausanne/ Milan, Collection de l’Art Brut/ 5 Continents Editions, 2021,« Art Brut, la collection », under the direction of Sarah Lombardi,168 pages, more than 100 color plates, available in french or in english..
Theatre (englixh version)
Pascale Jeanneret, Sarah Lombardi and Eric Vautrin, Theatre, Lausanne/ Milan, Collection de l’Art Brut/ 5 Continents Editions, 2019, « Art Brut, la collection », under the direction of Sarah Lombardi, 144 pages, more than 100 colour plates, french or english version.
Beliefs (english version)
Emmanuel Grimaud, Sarah Lombardi and Anic Zanzi, Beliefs, Lausanne/ Milan, Collectionde l’Art Brut/ 5 Continents Editions, 2021, « Art Brut, la collection », under the direction of Sarah Lombardi, 168 pages, over 100 color plates, available in French or English.
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