The danish artist asger jorn 19141973 wrote and drew troels jorns book about the hungry lion, the happy elephant, the little mouse and jens pissant for his son troels jorn born 1945 in the winter of 19491950. Asger jorn willed his property and the works of art located inside to the. At age 16 he started painting portraits and landscapes. It was a gift from afar for his youngest, as at this time he was no longer living with his wife, kirsten lyngborg, and their. Asger jorns writings on art and architecture, 19381958. Asger oluf jorgensen was born in vejrum, in the western part of jutland, to teacher parents. Asger jorn was a danish artist who worked with painting, sculpture and ceramics. A scarce catalogue from about 1958 devoted to the works of asger jorn 19141973. Reconstructing philosophy from the artist s viewpoint ashgate translations in philosophy, theology and religion mar 2. Asger jorn was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author.
Louis founded and established the legacy of one of the nationas most trusted family names in the fine art services. Karen kurczynski is assistant professor of modern and contemporary art history at the university of massachusetts, amherst, usa and author of the recent publication the art and politics of asger jorn the avantgarde wont give up, ashgate, 2014. Peter shield is an art historian, whose book comparative vandalism on these and. Asger oluf jorn 19141973 was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and an author, and also a founding member of the avantgarde movement cobra. Enjoy the best asger jorn quotes and picture quotes.
Asger jorn asger jorn danish cobra artist 1914 1973 read more. Asger jorn 40 artworks painting visual art encyclopedia. He went to denmark where he was planning a twovolume work on theoderik, king of the goths, and didrik, his. He was a painter, ceramic artist, book and manifest author. He moved to paris in 1936 to study art at fernand legers academie contemporaine. Jul 06, 2019 asger jorn 19141973 was, through and through, a wild artist, a situationist, experimentalist and provocateur. Reconstructing philosophy from the artists viewpoint ashgate translations in philosophy, theology and religion mar 2, 2017.
Printed in 1959, it is the second of two collaborative books by the two men whilst they were both members of the situationist international. Asger jorn s writings on art and architecture, 19381958. Memoires memories is an artist s book made by the danish artist asger jorn in collaboration with the french artist and theorist guy debord. Appearing in conjunction with the first solo exhibition of asger jorn in asia, which took place at the national museum of modern and contemporary art in seoul. Jorn began his artistic career as a painter in paris, and he became radicalized after joining the communist resistance movement during the second world war. Asger jorn 1914 1973 denmark is an artist born in 1914 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1984, at loudmer, and the most recent auction result is a drawingwatercolor sold in 2020.
The largest collection of asger jorns worksincluding his major work stalingradcan be seen in the museum jorn, silkeborg, denmark. Memoires was the second collaboration between the writer, activist, and founder of the situationist international guy debord and the artist asger jorn. The art of asger jorn is the first major work about one of denmarks most important painters, asger jorn 19141973. In 1963, he established the institute for comparative vandalism. Rather, the book sheds light on jorns artistic production. Asger jorn was incredibly prolific as an artist, creating artworks across all mediums, creating painting, sculpture, ceramics and collage. Either way it was pulled off with a dizzying burst of speed and with nonchalantly scathing brilliance by the danish artist asger jorn, credited as main author, and the french. The beinecke also has a number of cobra publications, jorns artist books, as well as journals, such as internationale situationniste, to which jorn contributed. Danish artist and author asger jorn, along with guy debord, played a pivotal role in the early development of the revolutionary movement situationist international. The open hide offers a concise overview of the diverse accomplishments of danish artist asger jorn 19141973.
The book comprises over 75 images of jorns work, each with complete provenance, exhibition and. He was a painter, sculptor, ceramist, graphic artist, lithographer, theorist and philosopher, and is seen as one of the key figures of the cobra movement. He was a painter, ceramic artist, book and manifest author, printer, sculpturer, he did murals in e. He was a founding member of the avantgarde movement cobra and the situationist international. Asger jorn grew up in a home where he was the second oldest of six children.
Memoires memories is an artists book made by the danish artist asger jorn in collaboration with the french artist and theorist guy debord. It is not a typical biography depicting the outline of his life. Jorn willed his property and the works of art located inside to the municipality of. See more ideas about artist, ceramic artists and cobra art. Asger jorn march 3, 1914 may 1, 1973, danish artist. Guy debord and asger jorn were the key cofounders of the situationist international. Asger jorn receives an education for teaching from 193035, but already makes his first steps in painting during this time. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. He believed in the working principle of taking his ideas to the extreme. Asger jorn 19141973 was, through and through, a wild artist, a situationist, experimentalist and provocateur. Edited by acclaimed jorn scholars axel heil and roberto ohrt, the book comprises over 75 images of jorns work, each with complete provenance, exhibition and literature history. Asger jorn, geboren als asger oluf jorgensen vejrum jutland, 3 maart 1914. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. Sep 26, 2016 the bestknown works by danish artist asger jorn 19141973 are eccentric, quasiabstract paintings featuring wildly distorted faces, figures, and animals executed with feverish brushwork in.
In 1958 jorns painting lettre a mon fils, was displayed at the worlds fair in brussels. In them, he discusses the position of art in relation to science, technology, philosophy, social problems and politics in the 19th and the 20th. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Conceived as an imaginary museum of sixteen richly illustrated galleries, it shows the manifold aspects of jorn. Fraternit avant tout by ruth baumeister and paul larkin apr 30, 20 paperback. Together they had left that group, and became fellow founders of the cobra. Nov 24, 2016 asger jorn was incredibly prolific as an artist, creating artworks across all mediums, creating painting, sculpture, ceramics and collage.
Jorns father, lars peter, died suddenly in a car crash in 1926, and in 1929 his mother, maren jorgensen, moved with her six children to silkeborg, to further her own education and to try to make a better living for her children. He was born in vejrum, in the northwest corner of jutland, denmark, and baptized asger oluf jorgensen. Asger jorn receives an education for teaching from 193035. Asger oluf jorn 3 march 1914 1 may 1973 was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. Danish artist asger jorn 191473 was one of the most important exponents of modern nordic art.
Jorn began his artistic career as a painter in paris, and he became radicalized after joining the communist. Asger jorn, the museum and me oberg photographics blog. The case of the ascetic satyr subtitled snapshots from eternity. This study corrects that imbalance, offering a synthetic account of the essential. This book provides an amusing, rather unusual introduction to this highly unconventional figure of europes postwar artistic avantgarde. Asger jorn cobra museum of modern artcobra museum of. A leading figure of the postwar avantgarde, danish artist asger jorn has long been recognized for his founding contributions to the cobra and situationist international movements yet art historical scholarship on jorn has been sparse, particularly in english. Edited by acclaimed jorn scholars axel heil and roberto ohrt, the book comprises over 75 images of jorns work, each with complete provenance, exhibition and. In them, he discusses the position of art in relation to science, technology, philosophy, social problems and politics in the 19th and the 20th centuries. During that time, he met belgian poet christian dotremont.
The hallmark of his artworks is deformed shapes of a deep color palette. Five years later he decided to exchange his homeland for. Asger oluf jorn was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. In his colorful paintings, danish painter and writer asger jorn 19141973 creates dynamic pictorial worlds that demonstrate in part a. Asger jorn was originally born asger oluf jorgensen on march 3, 1914. Who he was inspired by, which artistic movements he was in contact with, and not least what his paintings depict. Pigen i ilden the girl in the fire, artists book, pp.
In his colorful paintings, danish painter and writer asger jorn 19141973 creates dynamic pictorial worlds that demonstrate in part a humorous and playful lightness yet also an apocalyptic. Asger jorn art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. Guggenheim museum en museum of modern art in new york. This book offers a concise overview of the diverse accomplishments of danish artist asger jorn. Located in the heart of the city of ladue, kodner gallery has specialized in fine american and european art of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. This comprehensive study of the great danish artist asger jorn offers new. As the story goes, not long after they had arrived in copenhagen jorn and debord stole a pile of newspapers and magazines from a newsstand, which they cut up to make 32 collages.
The bestknown works by danish artist asger jorn 19141973 are eccentric, quasiabstract paintings featuring wildly distorted faces, figures, and animals executed with feverish brushwork in. Asger oluf jorn born asger oluf jorgensen, 3 march 1914, vejrum, jutland. Towards his last years, asger began conducting extensive travels and experimenting with other artistic mediums and techniques such as ceramics, prints, book illustration, tapestries, collages, and most importantly, sculptures. The book comprises over 75 images of jorns work, each with complete provenance, exhibition and literature history. He was born in vejrum, in the northwest corner of jutland, denmark and baptized asger oluf jorgensen. Asger oluf jorn 3 march 1914 1 may 1973 was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist. The text below is an interview that was conducted with karen kurczynski in may 2015. He would later change his last name to jorn in 1945. Our expertise includes impressionism, american western, regionalism, wpa, ashcan. Asger jorn was a danish artist and cofounder of the cobra group alongside karel appel. Sourced quotations by the danish artist asger jorn 1914 1973 about art, life and painting.
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