Henry Darger

April 13, 2011

Henry Darger

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on April 2011 In these unreal times, an exhibition of outsider artworks—among them the illustrated 15,000-page In the Realms of the Unreal—by Chicago recluse Henry Darger seems timely. Darger has been the subject of several previous exhibitions in Japan. The latest show presents works as yet unseen, as well as a […]

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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on April 2011

Collection of Kiyoko Lerner (C) Kiyoko Lerner,2011

In these unreal times, an exhibition of outsider artworks—among them the illustrated 15,000-page In the Realms of the Unreal—by Chicago recluse Henry Darger seems timely. Darger has been the subject of several previous exhibitions in Japan. The latest show presents works as yet unseen, as well as a peak into the room that he inhabited and created his works in for 43 years. They arrive as the result of the recently created Henry Darger Room Collection at the Chicago outsider art foundation Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art.

Apr 23-May 15, ¥600 (students)/¥800(adults. Open daily 11am-8pm. www.lapnet.jp