Asger jorn artist books

He was a student at the royal danish academy of fine arts, from 1937 until 1942, in copenagen. Since then, asger jorn focused on his own creativity, leaving collaborations and organization behind him. In 1958 jorns painting lettre a mon fils, was displayed at the. In 1958 jorns painting lettre a mon fils, was displayed at the worlds fair in brussels.

He was born in vejrum, in the northwest corner of jutland, denmark, and baptized asger oluf jorgensen. In 1958 jorn s painting lettre a mon fils, was displayed at the worlds fair in brussels. Asger oluf jorn march 3, 1914 may 1, 1973 was a founding member of the situationist international, and a prolific artist and essayist. A scarce catalogue from about 1958 devoted to the works of asger jorn 19141973. On the silent myth, opus 4b asger jorn 1952 study for femelle interplanetaire asger jorn 1953 the black flight asger jorn 1955. Jorn, asger asger jorn artist page with links to monographs, museum exhibition catalogs, criticism, catalogues raisonnes, related publications, and. Nov 18, 2017 provided to youtube by danmark music group asger jorn jacob haugaard tidsangivelse. Museum jorn holds the collections that were developed by asger jorn 19141973 from the early 1950s until his death in 1973, since when they have doubled in extent. Asger oluf jorgensen was born in vejrum, in the western part of jutland, to teacher parents. Nov 24, 2016 since then, asger jorn focused on his own creativity, leaving collaborations and organization behind him. Asger jorn exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography, biography.

He was a founding member of the avantgarde movement cobra and the situationist international. Guy debord and asger jorn were the key cofounders of the situationist international. Pigen i ilden the girl in the fire, artists book, pp. Training under such luminaries as wassily kandinsky and fernand leger, he went on to fundamentally influence the development of abstraction in the postwar period as a fellow traveler of european movements such as art informel. Asger jorn was a danish artist and cofounder of the cobra group alongside karel appel.

One of the most recognized 20thcentury painters emerging from denmark, asger jorn was an artist best known for his paintings, lithographs and etchings. 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. 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. Danish artist asger jorn 191473 was one of the most important exponents of modern nordic art. Memoires memories is an artists book made by the danish artist asger jorn in collaboration with the french artist and theorist guy debord. After graduating college in 1935, jorn went on to study under kandinsky in paris, eventually joining fernand legers academie contemporaine, which precipitated his shift. Jul 06, 2008 asger oluf jorn march 3, 1914 may 1, 1973 was a founding member of the situationist international, and a prolific artist and essayist. The beinecke also has a number of cobra publications, jorns artist books, as well as journals, such as internationale situationniste, to which jorn contributed. Guggenheim museum en museum of modern art in new york. Collection madame stassar, paris collection jean pollak, paris expositions. Asger oluf jorn 3 march 1914 1 may 1973 was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author.

Asger jorn paintings for sale asger jorn art value price guide. He was also an integral member of situationist international, a global resistance organization. Asger jorn was a danish painter, ceramic artist, sculptor and author from the years just before world war ii into the 1970s. Situating the danish artist asger jorns work in an international, postworld war ii context, karen kurczynski offers an account of the essential phases of this prolific artists career, and addresses his works in various media alongside his extensive writings and collaborations. Louis founded and established the legacy of one of the nationas most trusted family names in the fine art services. His father died when asger was 11 years old, and in 1929 the family moved to silkeborg. 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. 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. Asger oluf jorn 3 march 1914 1 may 1973 was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist.

It is estimated that he produced over 2,500 paintings, prints, drawings, ceramics, sculptures, artists books, collages and decollages during his long career. Asger jorn was one of the most talented painters of the 1950s, and one of the most talented abstract artists of any era. The complete set of atkins thorough work on the cobra artist. Asger jorn 19141973 was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramicist, writer, and founder of cobra, the avantgarde art movement. He would later change his last name to jorn in 1945. This set is the peak among all the biographies written on asger jorn, nothing is left unturned, and the introduction you receive during the study of these magnificent books, of asger jorn and the cobra movement, is simply the best you will ever get. He moved to paris in 1936 to study art at fernand legers academie contemporaine. He was born in vejrum, in the northwest corner of jutland.

Memoires was the second collaboration between the writer, activist, and founder of the situationist international guy debord and the artist asger jorn. The largest collection of jorn works today appears in. Asger jorn was originally born asger oluf jorgensen on march 3, 1914. Danish painter and writer asger jorn 19141973 adored the engravings and decided to publish them. Jun 07, 2019 danish artist asger jorn ty uncategorized june 7, 2019 june 7, 2019 5 minutes choosing asger jorn 19141973 and his contribution as the subject matter in my final paper for european art was not random. A comprehensive biography of the artist is also included, along with photographs and other. 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.

Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Peter shield is an art historian, whose book comparative vandalism on these and. Asger jorn memoires the met the metropolitan museum of art. Edited by acclaimed jorn scholars axel heil and roberto ohrt, the book comprises over 75 images of jorn s work, each with complete provenance, exhibition and literature history. This book provides an amusing, rather unusual introduction to this highly unconventional figure of europes postwar artistic avantgarde. Printed in 1959, it is the second of two collaborative books by the two men whilst they were both members of the situationist international. He was born in vejrum, in the northwest corner of jutland, denmark and baptized asger oluf jorgensen. Museum jorn, silkeborg, formerly silkeborg kunstmuseum is an art museum located by gudenaen in silkeborg, denmark. Later, asger jorn was one of the artists who founded the situationist international and cobra, an avantgarde movement. Reconstructing philosophy from the artist s viewpoint ashgate translations in philosophy, theology and religion mar 2, 2017. Ultimately, he would continue to make artworks to the day of his death in 1973. 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.