The art and politics of Asger Jorn
Subtitle: the avant-garde won't give up
By: Karen Kurczynski
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9781409431978
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Description: "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 corrrects that imblance, offering a synthetic account of the essential phases of this proligic artist's career. It addresses his works in various media alongside his extensive writings and his collaborations with various arists' groups from the 1940s through the mid-1960s." -- book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.