Madness & Modernity: Mental Illness and the Visual Arts in Vienna 1900

摘要

Architecture's pivotal role in illuminating a range of historical and contemporary cultural issues accounts for its increasing presence in exhibitions of differing content in a variety of venues. In 2009, when London's Wellcome Collection, a unique foundation offering galleries, meeting places, conferences and publications dedicated to "exploring the connections between medicine, life and art," presented Madness & Modernity, architectural works formed the heart of its small but potent display (Figure 1).