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instagram This week at Frieze Masters art fair in London, Helly Nahmad Gallery is breaking from the convention of a minimal, white-wall setting for its art. Instead, the gallery presents works by the French artist Jean Dubuffet, who sought inspiration in numerous visits to mental institutions in the 1940s, alongside a vivid set based on those experiences and the art that he found there. "It was equal parts surprising and refreshing because one rarely sees a booth at an art fair devote such space and resources to making the artist's inspiration legible," says Patricia Cronin (@patricia_cronin), who lives in New York City. "As an artist, I find these other artists' creative processes incredibly inspiring and this made me want to get back in the studio ASAP." Frieze (@friezeartfair) and "The Asylum" by Helly Nahmad (@hellynahmadlondon) are open until Sunday. #whereartthou Photo by @patricia_cronin
