Composition 1959

Editor: So, this is Asger Jorn's "Composition," a print from '69 held at the Harvard Art Museums. It's all nervous lines and ambiguous forms. It feels kinda frantic, almost like a hidden face struggling to emerge. What do you make of it? Curator: Frantic is a great word! I see it as a dance between control and chaos. Jorn, a key figure in the Situationist International, often explored the absurd. This piece, with its tangled lines, reminds me of automatic writing, a surrealist technique. Do you see any recognizable shapes in the chaos? Editor: I guess the curves suggest a head and torso, but it's more of a feeling than a clear image. Curator: Exactly! It's like Jorn is asking us to complete the image, to find meaning in the mess. It's wonderfully unsettling, don't you think? Editor: It is. I'm going to look at abstract art differently now. Thanks.