Nøgen husflid (Naked domestic crafts)

Details

Asger Jorn (Danish, 1914-1973)
Nøgen husflid (Naked domestic crafts)
signed 'Jorn' (lower right) and further signed, inscribed and dated 'Nøgen husflid...Art Menages/Avec Genie/Jorn 64' (on the reverse of the frame)
collage on cardboard
50¾ x 98 5/8 in. (129 x 98 cm.)
Executed in 1964

Provenance

Lars Rostrup Bøyesen, Copenhagen and thence by descent to the present owner.

Exhibited

This work was included in a travelling exhibition in Norway in 1965, arranged by Galerie Børge Birch, no. 9.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

This work is recorded in the Asger Jorn Archives.
Far from working solely with paint, Jorn was exceptionally versatile. In addition to ceramics, tapestries and graphic design, he also created several collages, most of which were executed in Paris in the wake of Spring 1968. They consist of straps of paper torn off from billboards, sometimes including letters and images. Common for them all, they possess a revolutionary character fuelled by their historical significance. Expressive and spontaneously abstract, their layers create a dynamic rhythm of vibrant protest against the establishment.

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