Asger Jorn

In recent decades, Asger Jorns art and thinking has generated renewed and growing interest in Denmark and abroad, and his central role within European post-war art is becoming firmly established. The centenary of Jorn’s birth on 3 March 2014 is the occasion prompting the SMK and Museum Jorn in Silkeborg to commemorate the artist by presenting two major exhibitions and two books. For both museums, the intentions reach much further than simply to celebrate Jorn as a major figure in Danish art and culture. The objective is to appraise his art in a nuanced manner, based on the most recent art historical research, and to create a solid basis for reassessing his importance as a major figure within 20th century art history.