Asger Jorn

(Danish, 1914–1973)

un cruccio da poco by asger jorn

Asger Jorn

Un cruccio da poco, 1958

750 EUR

untitled by asger jorn

Asger Jorn

Untitled, 1958

750 EUR

Biography

Timeline

1914
Born in Vejrum, Denmark as Asger Oluf Jørgensen
1930 - 1935
Started painting (landscapes, portraits, still lifes)
1936 - 1937
First trips to Paris, met Fernand Léger, Le Corbusier and Matta
1941
Cofounder of magazine Helhesten
1942
Member of Danish artist group Høst
1948
Foundation of group CoBrA (withKarel Appel, Constant, Corneille, Christian Dotremont, and Joseph Noiret)
1957 - 1961
Member of Situationistischen Internationale
1973
Dies in Aarhus, Denmark

Exhibitions

2014
"Asger Jorn, Restless Rebel", Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark (cat.)
"Art is a Festival" Museum Jorn, Silkeborg, Denmark (cat.)
"TILLYKKE MED FØDSELSDAGEN, ASGER JORN!" Teil I, Galerie van de Loo Projekte, Munich, Germany
"Traces - 100 Years Asger Jorn The Secret of Art " CoBrA Museum, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
"TILLYKKE MED FØDSELSDAGEN, ASGER JORN! Teil II", Galerie van de Loo Projekte, Munich, Germany
"Asger Jorn - Zum 100. Geburtstag. Der Künstler und sein Galerist Otto van de Loo " Museum Lothar Fischer, Neumarkt i.d. Opf. , Germany
2013 - 2014
"Jorn & Pollock", Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark (cat.)
2013
"Myths & Meeting, Jorn>Picasso", Museum Jorn, Silkeborg, Denmark (cat.)
2012
Asger Jorn. un artiste libre, Fondation de l'Hermitage, Lausanne, Switzerland
Jorn < Ensor, Museum Jorn, Silkeborg, Denmark