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this week in outsider art also includes even more cats, a featured artist and a new outsider art museum and gallery

Nov 05, 2023

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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**BILL TRAYLOR** Untitled (Cat) (ca. 1939–1942) // Poster paint and graphite on cardboard; 10 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches via *High Museum of Art*

**SARAH LEE** Los gatitos (2022) // Acrylic on Canvas Paper; 11.69 x 8.27 inches -- *available for purchase via the artist in the FolkArtwork Collective shop* ✌️

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Out trick or treating and made sure to let everyone know these are the best Halloween masks ever, no offense Mario and Luigi — *photo from Joshua Lowenfels Works of Art booth at the 2023 Outsider Art Fair*

**MOSE TOLLIVER** Watermelon (date unknown) // House paint on wood; 12" x 13" via *Yard Dog Art*

The watermelon, a staple of Eastern Mediterranean cuisines, has a long history of representing Palestinian protest as it represents all the colors of the flag and was a symbol of preotest in the 1960’s when displaying the Palestinian flag was against the law.

**FELIPE ARCHULETA** Watermelon (c. 1980) // Carved and painted wood; 13 1/2” in length and is slightly over 8” wide via *Fine Arts of the Southwest*

**ESTEBAN WHITESIDE** Goosebumps 1619 Project (2023) // Wax crayon on paper via *the artist*

**RENEESHA MCCOY** Thorns (c. 2023) // Mixed media on paper -- *available for purchase via the artist in the FolkArtwork Collective shop ✌️*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Xantolo Mask for Day of the Dead (ca. 1970; Mexico, Hidalgo, Huejutla) // Wood, metal, paint via *Museum of International Folk Art*

**KING GODWIN** The cow is having a good day because it's with the goats '99' (2022) // Acrylic on genie canvas; 30" x 30" via *SAGE Studio & Gallery*

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FEATURED ARTIST

**LUIS MACEDO** Free Hugs (2023) // Tiles on wood; 40 x 40 cm courtesy *the artist*

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OH WORD?

*Mark Anthony Mulligan’s “City of Copy Cat Ridge” via LEO Weekly*

Welcome to the ‘Ville baby! Something said to me at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Louisville, Kentucky, and something I’ll never forget. While I’m just a guy, who doesn’t even live in Louisville but now always feels welcome thanks to that warm and welcoming lady with purple hair, I’d like to say, “Welcome to the ‘Ville new outsider art museum!”.

Word on the street is that The Outsider Art Museum & Gallery is opening on November 8th in the Portland district of Louisville, and will feature artists from all over, with an emphasis on artists from the area, including Mark Anthony Mulligan, Marvin Finn, Lonnie and Twyla Money, Minnie Adkins, LaVon Van Williams Jr., and more.

Per the LEO Weekly that says per the museum’s release:

“The Outsider Art Museum & Gallery is all about celebrating the beauty and value of artists who are often underrepresented in the fine art world and museum/gallery context.” — OMG Director and co-founder Alex Huninghake

*Mark Anthony Mulligan circa 1992/1993 photo by Michael Tackett*

The opening exhibit will feature art and music by local artist Mark Anthony Mulligan, featuring his real and imagined cityscapes, a way of therapy but also to make sense of the chaotic world we live in.

Here’s to hoping to return to the ‘Ville real soon to explore a great museum doing great things for artists who deserve recognition.

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FROM THE COLLECTIVE

**MAX KUHN** Cowboy #3 (Bottle) (c. 2022-2023) // Wood, acrylic & found cloth

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