Asger jorn was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. He was born in vejrum, in the northwest corner of jutland, denmark and baptized asger oluf jorgensen. 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. 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. This book provides an amusing, rather unusual introduction to this highly unconventional figure of europes postwar artistic avantgarde. Asger oluf jorn was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. Asger jorn cobra museum of modern artcobra museum of. He moved to paris in 1936 to study art at fernand legers academie contemporaine. Together they had left that group, and became fellow founders of the cobra.
Enjoy the best asger jorn quotes and picture quotes. 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 jorn art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. Fraternit avant tout by ruth baumeister and paul larkin apr 30, 20 paperback.
The beinecke also has a number of cobra publications, jorns artist books, as well as journals, such as internationale situationniste, to which jorn contributed. Asger jorn was a danish artist and cofounder of the cobra group alongside karel appel. This book offers a concise overview of the diverse accomplishments of danish artist asger jorn. 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. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. Pigen i ilden the girl in the fire, artists book, pp. Asger jorn, geboren als asger oluf jorgensen vejrum jutland, 3 maart 1914. Asger oluf jorn 3 march 1914 1 may 1973 was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist. The case of the ascetic satyr subtitled snapshots from eternity. Conceived as an imaginary museum of sixteen richly illustrated galleries, it shows the manifold aspects of jorn. In 1963, he established the institute for comparative vandalism. The largest collection of asger jorns worksincluding his major work stalingradcan be seen in the museum jorn, silkeborg, denmark. He would later change his last name to jorn in 1945.
Asger jorns writings on art and architecture, 19381958. Jorn began his artistic career as a painter in paris, and he became radicalized after joining the communist. He believed in the working principle of taking his ideas to the extreme. The open hide offers a concise overview of the diverse accomplishments of danish artist asger jorn 19141973. Guggenheim museum en museum of modern art in new york. The text below is an interview that was conducted with karen kurczynski in may 2015. 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. A scarce catalogue from about 1958 devoted to the works of asger jorn 19141973. This study corrects that imbalance, offering a synthetic account of the essential. Reconstructing philosophy from the artist s viewpoint ashgate translations in philosophy, theology and religion mar 2. 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. It is not a typical biography depicting the outline of his life.
Asger jorn 40 artworks painting visual art encyclopedia. Vejrumjutland 1914 aarhus 1973 the danish artist asger jorn, actually asger oluf jorgensen, was born in vejrum near struer on march 3, 1914. Both of his parents were teachers and they were fundamentalist christians. In 1958 jorns painting lettre a mon fils, was displayed at the worlds fair in brussels. Memoires was the second collaboration between the writer, activist, and founder of the situationist international guy debord and the artist asger jorn. 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. Asger jorn grew up in a home where he was the second oldest of six children. This comprehensive study of the great danish artist asger jorn offers new. Jul 06, 2019 asger jorn 19141973 was, through and through, a wild artist, a situationist, experimentalist and provocateur. He went to denmark where he was planning a twovolume work on theoderik, king of the goths, and didrik, his. Asger jorn receives an education for teaching from 193035, but already makes his first steps in painting during this time. Guy debord and asger jorn were the key cofounders of the situationist international. In them, he discusses the position of art in relation to science, technology, philosophy, social problems and politics in the 19th and the 20th. Asger jorn le vieux monde 1959 available for sale artsy.
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. He was born in vejrum, in the northwest corner of jutland, denmark, and baptized asger oluf jorgensen. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. 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. Louis founded and established the legacy of one of the nationas most trusted family names in the fine art services. During that time, he met belgian poet christian dotremont. Rather, the book sheds light on jorns artistic production.
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. 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. Who he was inspired by, which artistic movements he was in contact with, and not least what his paintings depict. Our expertise includes impressionism, american western, regionalism, wpa, ashcan. Asger jorn asger jorn danish cobra artist 1914 1973 read more. Danish artist asger jorn 191473 was one of the most important exponents of modern nordic art.
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. Asger jorn was originally born asger oluf jorgensen on march 3, 1914. At age 16 he started painting portraits and landscapes.
The book comprises over 75 images of jorns work, each with complete provenance, exhibition and. 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. 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. He was a painter, ceramic artist, book and manifest author. Memoires memories is an artists book made by the danish artist asger jorn in collaboration with the french artist and theorist guy debord. 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. Five years later he decided to exchange his homeland for. Asger jorn was incredibly prolific as an artist, creating artworks across all mediums, creating painting, sculpture, ceramics and collage.
Nov 24, 2016 asger jorn was incredibly prolific as an artist, creating artworks across all mediums, creating painting, sculpture, ceramics and collage. Asger jorn willed his property and the works of art located inside to the. In his colorful paintings, danish painter and writer asger jorn 19141973 creates dynamic pictorial worlds that demonstrate in part a. Memoires memories is an artist s book made by the danish artist asger jorn in collaboration with the french artist and theorist guy debord. 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. The hallmark of his artworks is deformed shapes of a deep color palette. 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. Asger jorn receives an education for teaching from 193035. Asger oluf jorgensen was born in vejrum, in the western part of jutland, to teacher parents.
Asger jorn, the museum and me oberg photographics blog. Asger jorn was a danish artist who worked with painting, sculpture and ceramics. 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 art of asger jorn is the first major work about one of denmarks most important painters, asger jorn 19141973. Peter shield is an art historian, whose book comparative vandalism on these and. Asger jorn 19141973 was, through and through, a wild artist, a situationist, experimentalist and provocateur. Sourced quotations by the danish artist asger jorn 1914 1973 about art, life and painting. Danish artist and author asger jorn, along with guy debord, played a pivotal role in the early development of the revolutionary movement situationist international. Asger oluf jorn born asger oluf jorgensen, 3 march 1914, vejrum, jutland. He was a painter, ceramic artist, book and manifest author, printer, sculpturer, he did murals in e. 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. Asger oluf jorn 3 march 1914 1 may 1973 was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author.
Asger oluf jorn 19141973 was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and an author, and also a founding member of the avantgarde movement cobra. Reconstructing philosophy from the artists viewpoint ashgate translations in philosophy, theology and religion mar 2, 2017. Asger jorn march 3, 1914 may 1, 1973, danish artist. He was a founding member of the avantgarde movement cobra and the situationist international. The book comprises over 75 images of jorns work, each with complete provenance, exhibition and literature history.