Description of the attraction
The Asger Jorn Museum, formerly known as the Museum of Fine Arts, is located near the river that runs through the city of Silkeborg. The museum is dedicated to contemporary art, especially the activities of the avant-garde movement COBRA. The official opening of the museum took place in 1965, and before that their paintings were exhibited in a separate hall of the main city art museum.
Particular attention, of course, is paid to Asger Jorn himself, one of the founders of abstract expressionism. Shown here are his works from 1950 to 1973. During the later period of his work, Jorn increasingly depicted in his paintings a variety of "dark", demonic creatures. At the same time, he was engaged in artistic ceramics, woodcarving, engraving and collage creation. Jorn is also known for his monumental wall paintings. Especially worth noting is his painting "Stalingrad", dedicated to the senseless horrors of war. It can be compared to the famous "Guernica" by Pablo Picasso. Another outstanding work of Jorn presented in this museum is the tapestry, which is 14 meters long.
The museum also displays works by members of the COBRA movement, including foreign artists. It is known that this art movement, which originated in 1949, opposed the Cold War and was inspired by primitive and folk art, often resorting to the motives of medieval mythology. The peak of creativity of this society fell on the fifties. In total, the Jorn Museum houses more than 20 thousand works of modern art. The earliest paintings date back to the early 20th century. It is also worth noting the elaborately decorated with ceramics courtyard and the lobby of the museum.
