Le Corbusier (1887-1965) is one the most influential architects of the 20th century. In the Scandinavian countries, his influence is arguably most pronounced in the writings and art of the
Danish experimentalist Asger Jorn (1914-1973). Their collaboration on Le Corbusier’s pavilion for the 1937 Paris World Exhibition sparked Jorn’s lifelong fascination with the great architect
and with architecture more broadly as an inherently public form of art. At the same time, Le Corbusier began revealing his work in visual art and started to move from a rational, technological
approach to architecture, towards a more poetic, materialist one. Published in collaboration with the Museum Jorn, Silkeborg, this book focuses specifically on the reception of Le Corbusier in
Scandinavia, with the relationship between Jorn and Le Corbusier as a thematic thread. The book first highlights the architect’s change of direction and subsequently takes readers through his
influence on the young artist. The book’s distinguished contributors explore the relationships that emerged among their artistic theories and practices, including Jorn’s later critique of Le
Corbusier. Essays also explore the wider influence of Le Corbusier on Scandinavian architecture and urbanisation and considerLe Corbusier alongside the Danish architect Jorn Oberg Utzon and the
Aarhus Brutalism movement. Exhibition: Museum Jorn, Silkeborg, Denmark (12.09.15 - 13.12.2015).
