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Asger Jorn

Asger Oluf Jorn (3 March 1914 – 1 May 1973) was a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. He was a founding member of the avant-garde movement COBRA and the Situationist International.

portrait photo of Asger Jorn with a painting
A 1958 sculpture by Constant. A black wire sprial / spiders web effect.

On Our Means and Our Perspectives - Constant

Constant Nieuwenhuys critiques some texts by Asger Jorn on art and machines. From Internationale Situationniste #2 (December 1958)
A painting by Asger Jorn from his time in the Cobra group

The Friends of Cobra and What They Represent

The Situationist International is unimpressed with the relaunch of the European avant garde group Cobra. From Internationale Situationniste #2 …

Mémoires - Guy Debord and Asger Jorn

An influential art book by Guy Debord and Asger Jorn, first published in December 1958 by the Copenhagen SI, with a second issue in 1959. …

The Situationists and automation

Asger Jorn on automation in modern society.

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