Guy debord and asger jorn were the key cofounders of the situationist international. I have now visited the ville two times, first in 2008 on a very hot summerday, and then on the 21. Vejrumjutland 1914 aarhus 1973 the danish artist asger jorn, actually asger oluf jorgensen, was born in vejrum near struer on march 3, 1914. Asger oluf jorgensen was born in vejrum, in the peninsula of jutland, denmark, on march 3rd 1914. The following year he traveled to albissola marina in italy where he became involved with an offshoot of cobra, the. With the most extensive experience and professional advice, valuation and communication of the auction industry in scandinavia, we auction off more than 100,000 lots per year. Jorn and the situationists were using art as a means of rebellion from the invasion of americanstyle capitalism in the postwar period.
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 jorn born asger oluf jorgensen in vejrum, jutland, denmark, on march 3, 1914. The danish artist asger jorn 19141973, a follower of the cobra group and cofounder of internazionale situazionista, moved to albissola marina in 1954. Mar 03, 2020 asger jorn vejrum 1914 1973 aarhus untitled. He was a founding member of the avantgarde movement cobra and the situationist international. Best hotels near villa asger jorn, albissola marina, italy. Asger jorn untitled from 8 lithografier 8 lithographs 1945 not on view danishborn asger jorn, the initial force behind the cobra movement, was a prolific artist in diverse mediums as well as a publisher and writer on philosophy, economics, archaeology, and aesthetics. For 70 years bruun rasmussen auctioneers of fine art has been the bridge between buyers and sellers of unique pieces of art. 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.
Jorns activities included painting, collage, book illustration, prints, drawings, ceramics, tapestries, commissions for murals, and, in his last years, sculpture. He grows up in silkeborg, where he attends the teaching school and approaches painting. Asger jorn was the major figur in cobra, if he hadnt taken to paris in 19471948 and meet dotremont, alechinsky and inspired them to start their own groups, and later on started cobra almost by himself, europa would never have seen a revolution like that in the art life. Jorn began his artistic career as a painter in paris, and he became radicalized after joining the communist. Asger jorn retrospective bruun rasmussen auctioneers of. The largest collection of asger jorns worksincluding his major work stalingradcan be seen in the museum jorn, silkeborg, denmark. Mar 18, 2020 you can find information of this place on the internet, but i want to mention it here as well. Tra pittura e scultura italian edition jan 1, 1990. Artists asger jorn results bruun rasmussen auctioneers. The full version of the article is available only if you follow this link. Today, the museum owns a large collection of danish and foreign art, which is on view in the changing exhibitions. Albissola 1963 by milena milani, tullio d albisola and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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. Opening speech to the first world congress of free artists in alba, italy the congress of free artists took place september 2 8, 1956 and was organised by the experimental laboratory of the international movement of a imaginist bauhaus, a project initiated by jorn in 1953. In 1936, hoping to be apprenticed to the russian avantgarde artist wassily kandinsky, asger jorn left denmark and drove to paris on his bsa motorcycle. Asger oluf jorn 3 march 1914 1 may 1973 was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist. Asger jorn from the choices category there can be no question of selecting in any direction, but of penetrating the whole cosmic law of rhythms, forces and material that are the real world, from the ugliest to the most beautiful, everything that has character and expression, from the crudest and most brutal to the gentlest and most delicate. You can find information of this place on the internet, but i want to mention it here as well. Chronologically arranged, the book includes beautiful illustrations and essays by leading jorn experts that provide an overview of important themes and works in. In the beginning was the image was created in 1965 by asger jorn in art informel style.
Their school aimed to break away from existing art movements, and to create an international collaboration that challenged the artistic monopoly of paris. His strict upbringing may have been the cause of his later artistic rebellion. Collection madame stassar, paris collection jean pollak, paris expositions. After a few months in switzerland, he went to the italian coastal town of. Works internationale situationniste 19571961 originality and magnitude on isous system 1960, article in internationale situationiste no. Find more prominent pieces of abstract at best visual art database.
Lars morell born 1956 has published several books in danish about artists and works of art from the 20 th century in particular. Asger jorn receives an education for teaching from 193035, but already makes his first steps in painting during this time. Ise, visits a popular kelantanese pati street food stall, run by the gregarious shamsul, and observes the preparation. Asger oluf jorn was born in denmark into a family of fundamental christians and teachers.
Ise, visits a popular kelantanese pati street food stall, run by the gregarious shamsul, and observes the preparation of some local favorites for a group of loyal customers. He visited paris in the fall of 1936, where he studied at fernand legers academie contemporaine. Asger jorn willed his property and the works of art located inside to the municipality of albissola marina savona, so the italian museum called casa museo jorn was created for displaying his works. The first edition of luck and chance was jorns first published book, issued privately to subscribers in 1952. It tells the intellectual autobiography of debord, then twentysix years old, and the creation of the situationist international. The beinecke also has a number of cobra publications, jorns artist books. In 1957 he purchased a piece of land with two houses on the bruciati hill, and started to renovate them, designing and building all the decorative elements of the buildings and the garden himself, with the help of umberto gambetta. Museum jorn, silkeborg, formerly silkeborg kunstmuseum is an art museum located by gudenaen in silkeborg, denmark.
Asger jorn paintings for sale asger jorn art value price guide. Asger jorn willed his property and the works of art located inside to the municipality of albissola marina savona, so that the italian museum called casa museo jorn was created for displaying his works. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Asger oluf jorgensen was born on 3 march 1914 in vejrum in the western part of jutland.
In 1936 he moves to paris, where he trains and works with fernand leger and le corbusier. Artist page for asger jorn 19141973 asger oluf jorn 3 march 1914 1 may 1973 was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. In 1953, jorn spent time in switzerland, italy, and france, in from that time on he. He started to paint and draw as a teenager, but at the age of 15 entered a teacher training college in silkeborg. 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. Encyclopedia britannica complete article on asger jorn note. Genealogy profile for asger jorn asger oluf jorgensen 1914 1973 genealogy genealogy for asger oluf jorgensen 1914 1973 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Lespace entre the distance between, triumphant procession. He was born in vejrum, in the northwest corner of jutland, denmark, and baptized asger oluf jorgensen the largest collection of asger jorn s worksincluding his major work stalingradcan be. Hotels near villa asger jorn, albissola marina on tripadvisor. It was made in 1937 the year asger jorn began to make a name for himself as a creative artist internationally.
He participated in the situationist international movement from 1957 to 1961 and worked on a study of early scandinavian art between 1961 and 1965. Asger jorn moved to switzerland in 1953 and then to albisola in italy in 1954, developing his theoretical reflections with the aim of finding something that could follow cobra, making countless contacts around europe which would materialise in the formation of the international movement for an imaginist bauhaus with pierre alechinsky, appel, enrico baj and others in reaction to the bauhaus set up by max bill in ulm. Asger oluf jorn 3 march 1914 1 may 1973 was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. One holding is comprised of six letters from asger jorn to edouard jaguer, that. Asger jorn, keramik danish edition danish hardcover 1991 by asger jorn author. Asger jorn was born asger oluf jorgensen in vejrum, denmark, on march3, 1914. Jorn s activities included painting, collage, book illustration, prints, drawings, ceramics, tapestries, commissions for murals, and, in his last years, sculpture. During the war jorn remained in denmark, painting canvases that reflect the influence of james ensor, vasily kandinsky, paul klee, and joan miro and. Asger jorns danish, 19141973 paris by night, is a detournement that subverts the capitalistic art object by defacing the type of cliche painting commonly sold to tourists on the streets of paris.
Jorns activities included painting, collage, book illustration, prints, drawings, ceramics. Asger oluf jorn march 3, 1914 may 1, 1973 was a founding member of the situationist international, and a prolific artist and essayist. The long voyage is also a story, an odyssey without an ithaca and without a return. A count indicates that 452 artists are represented by the museum, of which only. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Buy online, view images and see past prices for asger jorn. Copy of asger aaboe, with his signature aaboe on the front flyleaf. Asger jorn as a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. Asger jorn receives an education for teaching from 193035. The following year he settled in albisola, italy, and participated in a. The natural order and other texts by asger jorn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Albissola marina was a settlement of the ingauni a tribe of the ligures, later conquered by the romans and called alba docilia now in the communal territory of albisola superiore. During the fall of the western roman empire, barbaric invasions led to the division of the town in two different boroughs, one on the seaside and another at the hills feet. Asger jorn danish untitled signed and dated jorn 52 lower right.
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