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Madness & Art
Fools are often marginalised people... just as artists sometimes! 🃏Thus, that is not so surprising that these last ones chose to represent fools and madness in their work... and even were fools themselves! You may know that Van Gogh cut off his left ear. But did you know that Edvard Munch, the famous painter of The Scream, wrote a small lettering in the upper left corner of his canvas: “could only have been painted by a madman”. Crazy, isn't it?! Find out more about Art and Madness in our new playlist! 😱
We explore how it is no longer useful to think of Vincent van Gogh’s talent as a result of his poor mental health.
This video contains language used by Van Gogh to describe his mental health. The way we speak about mental health has progressed since then and is always developing the more we understand.
This video was produced in collaboration with Mind, a charity that supports those with mental health problems.

Content produced by : Tate

On the agenda
video - 3:48
Van Gogh – Challenging the ‘Tortured Genius’ Myth
By: Tate
video - 7:25
Stanczyk or the Sad Clown Paradox
By: The Canvas
video - 6:38
Why Did Edward Hopper Paint This Clown?
By: The Canvas
video - 3:58
Girl in Red goes to the origins of a legendary emoji with Munch
By: Google Arts & Culture