Asger Jorn's critique and concept of architecture
by Ruth Baumeister
- Author(s)
- Ruth Baumeister
- Publication, year
- Rotterdam : nai010 publishers, 2014
- Scope
- 280 Pages, illustrated, 27.5 cm.
- ISBN
- 9789462080003
The Danish artist Asger Jorn (1914-1973) is internationally reknown for his activities within the CoBrA and the International Situationist groups. Quite apart from his paintings, prints, ceramics and sculptures, Jorn produced a remarkable amount of theoretical work. His ideas are still extremely relevant to contemporary discourse. By developing the concept of an ‘Architecture Sauvage’, a notion that has been coined by Guy Debord many years later, Asger Jorn tries to map out a series of perspectives for the way modern architecture can help to create a pleasing and dynamic everyday environment for human beings. These perspectives are still remarkably important for contemporary architects today.
- Location
- Cabinet 32 - 3: Situationisten ; provo
- Extra themes
- Architecture and Art, Body and Architecture, Body and Space, Residents and the built environment ;
- Remarks
- Incl. Biography and Index
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