Art and Politics of Asger Jorn - The Avant-Garde Won''t Give Up

Zusatztext '... provides a detailed analysis of Jorn's theory and his negotiation of the fractured landscape of the post-war avant-garde.' The Art Newspaper Informationen zum Autor Karen Kurczynski is Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History at the University of Massachusetts! Amherst! USA. Zusammenfassung Situating the Danish artist Asger Jorn's work in an international, post-World War II context, Karen Kurczynski offers an account of the essential phases of this prolific artist's career, and addresses his works in various media alongside his extensive writings and collaborations. The study reframes our understanding of the 1950s. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introductory reflections: Jorn's kitsch-avant-garde; Spontaneous myths; Communal expressions; Material visions; Jubilant critiques; Authentic ironies; Conclusion: new legacies; Bibliography; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kurczynski Karen, Karen Kurczynski, Kurczynski Karen
• Verlag: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 10.09.2014
• EAN: 9781409431978
• ISBN: 978-1-4094-3197-8
• Seiten: 278
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Kunstgeschichte; ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), History of Art, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Art & design styles: from c 1960, Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960