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. Asger jorn was a danish artist and cofounder of the cobra group alongside karel appel. Subscribe to access price results for 150,000 different artists. View over 2109 asger jorn artworks sold at auction to research and compare prices. Asger jorn in images, words, and forms is a long awaited and easy to read general introduction to the life and work of an equally important and original figure in 20thcentury art. 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. Memoires memories is an artists book made by the danish artist asger jorn in collaboration with the french artist and theorist guy debord. The art of asger jorn is thus not just a book about a single artists work, but also a book about the mindset of modern art.
Open creation and its enemies 1960, article in internationale situationiste no. He was born in vejrum, in the northwest corner of jutland, denmark, and baptized asger oluf jorgensen. The largest collection of asger jorns worksincluding his major work stalingradcan be seen in the museum jorn, silkeborg, denmark. Homage to asger jorn on the fortieth anniversary of the cobra group paperback. I have now visited the ville two times, first in 2008 on a very hot summerday, and then on the 21. His first works included landscapes and portraits, influenced by 1930s danish art.
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 jorn 3 march 1914 1 may 1973 was a danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. Buy stavrim, sonetter 2nd by jorgen nash, asger jorn isbn. Museum jorn, silkeborg, formerly silkeborg kunstmuseum is an art museum located by gudenaen in silkeborg, denmark. Gobelin af asger jorn og pierre wemaere 1960 udsnit. Danish artist and author asger jorn, along with guy debord, played a pivotal role in the early development of the revolutionary movement situationist international. On his arrival, however, jorn promptly learned that kandinsky did not operate his own academy. Asger jorn, danish painter whose style, influenced by the expressionist painters james ensor of belgium and paul klee of switzerland, creates an emotional impact through the use of strong colours and distorted forms. Asger jorn was born asger oluf jorgensen in vejrum, jutland, denmark, on march 3, 1914. Jorgen sorensen og janne yde 65 sider, illustreret kr. Asger oluf jorn march 3, 1914 may 1, 1973 was a founding member of the situationist international, and a prolific artist and essayist upbringing he was born in vejrum, in the northwest corner of jutland, denmark and baptized asger oluf jorgensen. Levin intended for the general public reads effortlessly be modern, collectors, museums. Music for asger jorn, a free improvisation by max ridgway guitar, cheryl pyle flute, and randall colbourne drums, recorded on march 1, 2014.
Asger jorn is one of the most influential danish artists. Asger jorn analyse symbolik, afsender budskabhensigt. Concurrently with this, the execution of a 14 m tapestry. Jorn began his artistic career as a painter in paris, and he became radicalized after joining the communist. Jeg afleverer hermed mit arbejde for statsgymnasiet i aarhus og takker for denne tillid ved at overgive mig arbejdet og give mig frie h. Artists asger jorn bruun rasmussen auctioneers of fine art. Troels andersen, redaktor 30 sider, illustreret kr. Originality and magnitude on isous system 1960, article in internationale situationiste no. Here, in 1948 jorn leaves the revolutionary surrealism group and founds with appel, constant, corneille, dotremont and noiret the cobra group from the first letters of copenhagen, brussels, amsterdam. Karen kurczynski history of art and architecture umass. Vejrumjutland 1914 aarhus 1973 the danish artist asger jorn, actually asger oluf jorgensen, was born in vejrum near struer on march 3, 1914. Natural order by asger jorn abebooks shop for books. Asger jorns career began in 1936 when he ventured from copenhagen to paris with the goal of apprenticing under the legendary painter vasily kandinsky.
The scandinavian institute of comparative vandalism danish. To us it feels like an arty or creative name, perhaps because one famous bearer, asger jorn, was an avantgarde sculptor and painter. On the silent myth, opus 4b asger jorn 1952 study for femelle interplanetaire asger jorn 1953 the black flight asger jorn 1955. In 2014, she cocurated with karen friis herbsleb of the museum jorn, denmark, an asger jorn centennial exhibition entitled expo jorn. View asger jorn biographical information, artworks upcoming at auction, and sale prices from our price archives. Dec 18, 2019 works internationale situationniste 19571961. Asger jorn artwork for sale at online auction asger jorn. For 70 years bruun rasmussen auctioneers of fine art has been the bridge between buyers and sellers of unique pieces of art. Scandinavian institute of comparative vandalism wikipedia. 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.
The complete set of atkins thorough work on the cobra artist. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Asger jorn receives an education for teaching from 193035, but already makes his first steps in painting during this time. Jorn s activities included painting, collage, book illustration, prints, drawings, ceramics, tapestries, commissions for murals, and, in his last years, sculpture. He participated in the situationist international movement from 1957 to 1961 and worked on a study of early scandinavian art between 1961 and 1965. Jorn originally studied to be a teacher, before taking up painting in 1930.
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. The name asger is a boys name meaning spear of god it looks exotic at first, but we think this strong danish name is worthy of further consideration. Skandinavisk institut for sammenlignende vandalisme is a nonprofit cultural institute based in denmark it was founded in 1961 by the danish artist asger jorn, peter glob and werner jacobsen from the national museum of denmark and holger arbman of the university of lund, sweden. Catalogo della mostra tenutasi presso the solomon r. Ise, visits a popular kelantanese pati street food stall, run by the gregarious shamsul, and observes the preparation. Asger jorn and guy debord, cobra and the situationists and dubuffet in.
Jorn asger in the beginning was the image 1965 mutualart. Find more prominent pieces of abstract at best visual art database. These 16 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like asger. The natural order and other texts by asger jorn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In 1945 he changes his name to asger jorn, travels across europe and tunisia and sets his first solo exhibition in paris. 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. A scarce catalogue from about 1958 devoted to the works of asger jorn 19141973. It was founded in 1961 by the danish artist asger jorn, peter glob and werner jacobsen from the national museum of denmark and holger arbman of the university of lund, sweden. I ar 2000 blev det derfor besluttet at gobelinen skulle genv. You can find information of this place on the internet, but i want to mention it here as well. 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. View upcoming auction estimates and receive personalized email alerts for the artists you follow. Asger jorn in images, words and forms baumeister, ruth on.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. He was born in vejrum, in the northwest corner of jutland. Asger oluf jorgensen was born on 3 march 1914 in vejrum in the western part of. Skandinavisk institut for sammenlignende vandalisme is a nonprofit cultural institute based in denmark. Lars morell born 1956 has published several books in danish about artists and works of art from the 20 th century in particular. Vinyl jazz relaxing instrumental bossa nova jazz music for stress relief lounge music 1,384 watching live now. Folk art in greenland by asger jorn, 9783883755267, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Asger oluf jorn march 3, 1914 may 1, 1973 was a founding member of the situationist international, and a prolific artist and essayist. 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. 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. This resulted in an archive containing more than 25,000 photos by. Asger jorn was one of the most talented painters of the 1950s, and one of. 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.
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 printmultiple sold in 2020. Painter asger jorn danish, 19141973 first became well known as a cofounder of the artists group cobra in 1948, which questioned the dominance of french surrealist artists and fostered an expressive and spontaneous formal style. Asger jorn paintings for sale asger jorn art value price. 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. Expression as vandalism asger jorns modifications karen kurczynski in a 1962 painting, danish situationist and artist asger jorn declared in a graffitilike gesture that the avantgarde wont give up the phrase appeared not in a theoretical text as was his usual practice, but as a gestural scrawl behind a painted girl in a confirmation. Messe su foglio sciolto trasparente e troels andersen. He was a founding member of the avantgarde movement cobra and the situationist international. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Asger jorn udforte sammen med franskmanden pierre wemaere en r.
See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. Asger jorn was born on march 3, 1914 in vejrum, struer, denmark as asger oluf jorgensen. It has a great meaning and is unusual without being a mouthful or too challenging. Stalingrad was created in 1972 by asger jorn in art informel style. Guy debord and asger jorn were the key cofounders of the situationist international.
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