Autism / Aspergers / Art February 5, 2005

Curator and psychiatrist Larry Dumont posits that all artists are autistic to some degree ? even speculating that Warhol himself may have exhibited tell-tale signs of Asperger's Syndrome: uncommon perseverance, repetition, and social distance. Here, emerging and established artists with varying degrees of autism draw inspiration from the intrinsic rigidity of minds constantly seeking order. Xyler Jane expresses her obsessive energy in a burst of compulsive lines and pinpoint colors; Justin Canha projects his anxiety in violent cartoons; and George Frazetti and Jonathan Lerman craft disturbing portraits. This display offers an excellent way to broaden viewers' conception of autism beyond the Rain Man stereotype.

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