Asger Jorn and Cobra – A Many-Headed Beast

In: A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1925-1950
Author:
Karen Kurczynski
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Pages:
161–188
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004388291_008

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Abstract

This text examines the art works and collaborations of Cobra (Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam, 1948–1951), foregrounding the central role of the Danish artist Asger Jorn and his idea of the “human animal”. It describes the art of Cobra as a critique of both pre-war primitivism and humanism. Cobra’s populist attitude, interdisciplinarity, collectivism, spontaneity and materialism make the movement a unique Scandinavian contribution among postwar avant-garde movements.

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Series:  A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries, Volume: 36, Avant-Garde Critical Studies, Volume: 36, and Avant-Garde Critical Studies, Volume: 36
Cover A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1925-1950
E-Book ISBN:
9789004388291
Publisher:
Brill
Print Publication Date:
29 Jan 2019

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