Collection of six letters from Asger Jorn to Edouard Jaguer and nine black-and-white photographs. Letters discuss the avant-garde art movements COBRA and the Internationale des Artistes Expérimentaux, artists affiliated with these groups, including Pierre Alechinsky, Corneille, and Christian Dotremont, and other topics. Two letters accompanied by manuscripts on the "Programme de l'organisation IAE" and "Au sujet des qualités artiste...". Six photographs record a 1953 visit by Jaguer to Jorn's studio in Silkeborg, Denmark. In addition, there is a photograph by Lars Bay of a ceramic plate made by Jorn and Jaguer, "La sirène du nord," in the Silkeborg kunstmuseum.
Description:
Asger Jorn (1914-1973), Danish artist. and Purchased from Jan Ceuleers on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2010.
Subject (Name):
Alechinsky, Pierre, 1927-, Bay, Lars, Cobra (Association), Corneille, 1922-2010, Dotremont, Christian, 1922-1979, Internationale des artistes expérimentaux, Jaguer, Edouard, 1924-2006, Jorn, Asger, 1914-1973, and Silkeborg kunstmuseum
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Arts, Modern--20th century, and Avant-garde (Aesthetics)--Europe
Debord, Guy, 1931- Internationale situationniste Jorn, Asger, 1914-1973
Published / Created:
[1958]
Call Number:
2006 +360
Image Count:
39
Description:
"Pages comprised of plates of phrases, photos, drawings and cartoons that Debord cut out of other works, and then pasted up in a randomly suggestive manner. Debord then had ... the Danish artist Asger Jorn (1914-1973), taint these 'prefabricated elements' with paint. The colors suggest possible readings of the phrases or simply lend a mood to the images. These plates were then bound in sand-paper to destroy any other books it came into contact with--Debord calls them an anti-book ... The book was published at Jorn's expense and given away as a sumptuous gift to friends"--Bracken, L. Guy Debord, p. 34-35., Sandpaper jacket wrapped in thin paper, turned inside out, bearing the name and address of the Danish publisher, Rosenkilde og Bagger. "Asger Jorn" written in manuscript on front wrapper., and This book was published in December 1958. Cf. Textes et documents situationnistes 1957-1960, p. 96.
Publisher:
Distribution en U.S.A. Wittenborn and Company, and L'Internationale situationniste ;
Internationale situationniste Jorn, Asger, 1914-1973 Platschek, Hans
Published / Created:
1958]
Call Number:
BrSides Box 2008 52
Image Count:
2
Description:
"In Deutschland wollen wir keinen Tachismus, wir wollen Fleckenmalerei.", First manifesto of the German section of the Internationale situationniste. Cf. Raspaud & Voyer., and Signed at bottom: München, 1. Januar 1958, Die situationistische Internationale, gez. Asger Jorn, Hans Platschek.
Publisher:
Situationistische Internationale,
Subject (Name):
Internationale situationniste
Subject (Topic):
Art, Modern, Euro tracts--1958, and Situationism--Germany--1958
Includes "Éloge de Pinot-Gallizio," by Michèle Bernstein (Torino, 1958), and "L'état des passions au milieu du XXe siècle et Gallizio-Le-Tatoué," by Asger Jorn. and Original wrappers (front, black and back, red) are blank, stapled.
