POLICE BRUTALITY IS DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH!
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nab news
05/03/2023
With deep sadness we announce the passing of Janet Braun-Reinitz (4/24/38 - 5/3/23). Janet was at the forefront of the Civil Rights movement and you can read about this remarkable woman on
her artist's page
03/01/2022
NAB welcomes Larry Ruhl to the NAB platform
09/25/2020
NAB welcomes Vanessa Glynn to the NAB platform
04/05/2020
COVID-19 fails to shutdown artist productivity
12/10/2019
NAB welcomes Cynthia Karalla and Randy Williams to the NAB platform
11/21/2019
NAB Holds NABLab Lecture
at Mount Saint Mary College with speaker
Janet Braun-Reinitz
9/28/2019
NAB Holds first NABLab
Lecture during Newburgh
Open Studios with speaker
Steven Lambert of C4AA
6/21/2019
NAB Approved for Fiscal Sponsorship by Fractured Atlas
5/22/2019
NAB Incorporates within
the state of New York
12/21/2018
NAB Establishes itself in
Newburgh, New York
01/16/2018
NAB attends One Year of Resistance in NYC
nab manifesto
Art Brut (raw art or rough art) is a term coined by the French artist Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985). It has become synonymous with the term “outsider art,” a marketing label used to describe art that is not created within the boundaries of official culture. But what is “official” culture? And what is Art Brut in the context of today?
Art Brut needs to be redefined to reflect the present global culture: a culture under siege by geopolitical violence, upheaval, uncertainty, and fear. Continuous war, terrorism, and political corruption are now the norm. A new artistic genre is needed to collectively reflect the increasing feelings and experiences of brutality across the world. We call it “New Art Brut” (NAB).
NAB screams “NO” to ignorance, silence, injustice and racism. “NO” to the destruction of the environment. “NO” to unjust incarceration and corrupt political systems. NAB is a reaction against the black leather boot, riot gear, tear gas, and intimidation.
NAB is global and unpretentious. It is the voice of the oppressed, the poor, and the forgotten. NAB calls on artists worldwide to engage in dialog and activism through the collective effort that is NAB. Portraying and calling out injustice will be the foundation on which NAB is built.
NAB brings into focus what our minds don’t wish to see.
Tom Liesegang April 2017
