Asger Jorn – Les Deux Elements (1970)

Louisiana poster with the work, Les Deux Elements, (1970), by the Danish artist, Asger Jorn (1914-73). Jorn is one of the central figures in 20th century Danish art and Asger Jorn and his works have a special place at Louisiana.

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Asger Jorn's paintings are about things that we all think about: life, death, love and happiness. His paintings are populated by fantasy creatures who, like us, are born and die, love, cry, laugh, etc.

Jorn was an artist who transcended boundaries in every way – both in terms of the international art scene, the COBRA movement, the Situationist International and much more, but also in relation to his thoughts on the artist's position in society.

Asger Jorn's challenges of the fabric of art, of the materials, were legendary and lifelong. He worked with and processed all known categories within the visual arts, and had a special eye for precisely breaking down categorizations, if that was even possible for him.

Jorn was critical of a lofty perception of art, and he consciously challenged high culture with banality, irony, humor, and anti-aesthetics.

Like the generation of post-war artists, Asger Jorn insisted on the dream of community, socialism and a universal, abstract imagery that could help unite war-torn Europe.

Dimensions: W: 59.4 x H: 84.1 cm (A1)

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Frame: 12mm
Material: Frame in solid oak and with high-quality acrylic glass.