In October in Paris, art experiences its most exciting week. At the Grand Palais, Art Basel Paris puts the city in the spotlight.

Lise Maurer, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, is a discreet but essential figure in Art Brut. Fascinated by the trajectories of marginal artists, she has devoted part of her life to promoting the work of artists such as Jeanne Tripier. Through her research, writings and multidisciplinary seminar, she explores the links between madness, creation and history. Jeanne Tripier, a psychiatric patient, produced a mystical body of work combining texts, drawings and objects, perceived as mediumistic. Maurer's work highlights these remarkable creations and their artistic and human significance.

Martine Lusardy, who has been running La Halle Saint Pierre since 1994, is the director of the museum of outsider art in Paris. A fascinating interview

In Dijon, Allain Vasseur promotes inventive, sensitive art for a variety of visitors. With a background in psychiatry and art therapy, his association Itinéraires Singuliers promotes art and culture.

Actress Andréa Ferréol is also an art activist with Les Flâneries d'art contemporain d'Aix-en-Provence. A symbiosis of Arts in charming gardens, the Flâneries d'art contemporain d'Aix-en-Provence is a must-attend pre-summer event!

The Ousider art museum in Montpellier brings together a wide variety of creatures and works of folk and outsider art: visit with Patrick MICHEL, Director of the museum.