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Let’s all agree that “outsider artist” is a term of convenience, encompassing the self-taught, the visionary, the geographically isolated, the mentally ill or developmentally disabled, and (in one memorable episode) Homer Simpson. And in that spirit, we must judge the Outsider Art Fair, now celebrating its 20th anniversary, not by its title but by the vitality and variety of works on offer.

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Aldo Piacenza’s church of wood and metal at the Dean Jensen Gallery’s booth at the Outsider Art Fair.

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