A leading figure of the postwar avant-garde, 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. This study corrects that imbalance, o[...]

This colourfully illustrated book gives a broad introduction to the life and work of Asger Jorn, one of the most significant Scandinavian artists. Educated in Paris, he collaborated with Fernand Leger and Le Corbusier, as well as creating a vast oeuvre of paintings, prints, tapestries, ceramics, col[...]

Le present essai est une approche intime de l'experience creatrice chez Asger Jorn, Karel Appel et Pierre Alechinsky, trois peintres issus du mouvement "Cobra" ("Co"penhague, "Br"uxelles, "A"msterdam, 1948-51). Il pourra surprendre parce que, bien qu'historien de l'art de formation, Pierre Lhote neg[...]

Det første supplementsbind til Guy Atkins store 3-binds oeuvre-katalog over Asger Jorns oliemalerier udkom i 1986. Det indeholdt 100 oliemalerier, der var fremkommet efter 3-bindsværkets udgivelse. Siden da er der blevet identificeret yderligere 116 oliemalerier, som er med i denne bog, der også [...]

Asger Jorns livsværk omfatter næsten 2300 malerier, over 400 grafiske arbejder, lige så mange keramiske værker, tusinder af tegninger og et forfatterskab på hen ved 200 offentliggjorte artikler og 14 bøger. Denne biografi, som bygger på breve, manuskripter og mundtlige erindring[...]

The Art of Asger Jorn is the first major work about one of Denmarks most important painters, Asger Jorn (1914-1973). It is not a typical biography depicting the outline of his life. Rather, the book sheds light on Jorns artistic production: Who he was inspired by, which artistic movements he was in [...]

The Danish artist Asger Jorn (1914-1973) was active in the Host, CoBrA and the Situationist International groups. The numerous leaflets, exhibition catalogues, interviews, articles and books he wrote throughout his career attest to his urge to provoke debate at all levels. "Fraternite Avant Tout" ga[...]