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Item Number: 134443
Title: ASGER JORN : Oltre la Forma. the Form and Beyond
Author: Bocchicchio, Luca ; Paola Valenti
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9788897752462
Description: Genova: Genova University Press, 2015. 24cm., pbk., 336pp. illus. Exhibition held at Pinacoteca Civica, Savona. Italian-English text. Summary: To mark the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Asger Jorn (Vejrum 1914 – Aarhus 1973), the cities of Albissola Marina and Savona hosted a series of exhibitions and events dedicated to the great Danish artist. Jorn first came to Albissola Marina in 1954 and there, from 1957, he transformed his house-garden into a work of total art. After a lengthy complicated restoration, the Jorn House Museum (donated to the city by the artist, together with some of his art collection) officially opened on May 3rd 2014. Jorn was not only a great artist, he was also an extraordinary promoter of human and artistic relations; the founder of magazines (“Helhesten”, “Eristica”) and avant-garde groups such as “Cobra”, “Imaginist Bauhaus” and “Situationist International”, Jorn was always a staunch defender of an art that was spontaneous and free of any kind of conditioning. An inquisitive and untiring researcher, he also wrote hundreds of essays on aesthetics, sociology, architecture, art criticism, philosophy and cultural history. His artistic legacy was great, and his human legacy is still remembered today by those who had the good fortune to share not only his freedom, high spirits, and generosity, but also his commitment towards an art that is useful and open to life. The exhibitions of Albissola and Savona determined the discovery of many documents and unpublished artworks, which have been published in this book along with the general catalogue of the four exhibitions enclosed in the title Asger Jorn: the Form and Beyond. This book features the original essays by Francesca Bergadano, Luca Bochicchio, Hilde de Bruijn, Luciano Caprile, Leonardo Lippolis, Sandro Ricaldone, Jacob Thage and Paola Valenti, as well as an annex of memories and contributes by Troels Andersen, Ezio Gribaudo, Troels Jorn, Marzio Pinottini, Simona Poggi and Giovanni Poggi.
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