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Paris psychiatric hospital's art collection challenges 'mad genius' myth
Original: Paris psychiatric hospital's art collection challenges myth of the ‘mad genius’
A psychiatric hospital in Paris is drawing attention for its art collection, which is being used to challenge the long-standing stereotype linking mental illness and creative genius. The collection highlights patients as artists in their own right, prompting renewed discussion in France about how psychiatry, stigma and creativity are portrayed in public culture.
Why now: The hospital's collection offers a fresh, humanising perspective on mental health that resonates amid ongoing debate about psychiatric stigma.
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