What meaning can be given to abstract art forms when the figurative is evacuated in favor of pure gesture and color? This book investigates the case of
Hans Hartung, delving into the depths of his psyche—at the frontier between aesthetics, neuroscience, psychoanalysis and medicine.
Yves Sarfati is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and former university professor and hospital practitioner. His recent publications combine art history, psychoanalysis and neuroscience. He has edited
Transferts de Courbet (Les presses du réel, 2013).
