Second Situationist International
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Jørgen Nash
identifies the first manifestation of the Second Situationist International after it broke away from the Situationist International as a leaflet signed by himself along with Jacqueline de Jong
and Ansgar Elde
, shortly after the group Seven Rebels was formed at Situationist Bauhaus at Asger Jorn
's farm Drakabygget in southern Sweden
. This assertion was made in the Times Literary Supplement, Special Issue, 1964.
Before Nash rupture with the SI, Jorn, who sided with the SI against Nash, emphasised situlogy, "the transformative morphology
of the unique."
Howard Slater describes the break between the "Parisian" and the "Scandinavian" tendencies as amounting to "a conflict between a conceptual and an expressionist approach, or, to echo Jorn's two tendencies of situlogy, a conflict between the ludic and the analytical," and quotes the Drakabygget Declaration:
The Drakabygget Declaration was the founding document of the Second Situationist International, which appeared in the Situationist Times No. 2, 1962.
The declaration was signed by Jørgen Nash
, Jens Jørgen Thorsen
, Gordon Fazakerley, Hardy Strid, Stefan Larsson
, Ansgar Elde
, Jacqueline de Jong
, and Patrick O'Brien, following their expulsion from the Situationist International.
Jørgen Nash
Jørgen Nash was a Danish artist, writer and central proponent of situationism. He was born in Vejrum, Jutland, Denmark, baptized Jørgen Axel Jørgensen, the brother of Asger Jorn. He later changed his family name from Jørgensen to Nash. He was married three times and has six children...
identifies the first manifestation of the Second Situationist International after it broke away from the Situationist International as a leaflet signed by himself along with Jacqueline de Jong
Jacqueline de Jong
Jacqueline de Jong was born in the Dutch town of Hengelo to Jewish parents. Faced with the German invasion, they went into hiding. After an abortive escape attempt to England, her father Hans remained in Amsterdam while she and her mother made for Switzerland...
and Ansgar Elde
Ansgar Elde
Ansgar Elde was a Swedish artist famous for his work in ceramics.Elde was a member of the Situationist International . On March 15, 1962 Elde was excluded from the SI along with Jørgen Nash. Both had been on the central committee and were accused of conspiring with certain art collectors...
, shortly after the group Seven Rebels was formed at Situationist Bauhaus at Asger Jorn
Asger Jorn
Asger Oluf Jorn was a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. He was a founding member of the avant-garde movement COBRA and the Situationist International...
's farm Drakabygget in southern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. This assertion was made in the Times Literary Supplement, Special Issue, 1964.
Before Nash rupture with the SI, Jorn, who sided with the SI against Nash, emphasised situlogy, "the transformative morphology
Morphology
Morphology may mean:*Morphology , the study of the structure and content of word forms*Morphology , the study of the form or shape of an organism or part thereof...
of the unique."
Howard Slater describes the break between the "Parisian" and the "Scandinavian" tendencies as amounting to "a conflict between a conceptual and an expressionist approach, or, to echo Jorn's two tendencies of situlogy, a conflict between the ludic and the analytical," and quotes the Drakabygget Declaration:
"The Franco-Belgian Situationists base themselves on the same principles as Pascal, Descartes... action precedes emotion. Emotion is a primary non-reflective intelligence: passionate thought/thinking passion. ... We do not always distinguish between theory and practice. We intend to produce our theories after the event.... The French work exactly the other way round. They want everything straight before they start and everybody has to line up correctly."
The Drakabygget Declaration was the founding document of the Second Situationist International, which appeared in the Situationist Times No. 2, 1962.
The declaration was signed by Jørgen Nash
Jørgen Nash
Jørgen Nash was a Danish artist, writer and central proponent of situationism. He was born in Vejrum, Jutland, Denmark, baptized Jørgen Axel Jørgensen, the brother of Asger Jorn. He later changed his family name from Jørgensen to Nash. He was married three times and has six children...
, Jens Jørgen Thorsen
Jens Jørgen Thorsen
Jens Jørgen Thorsen was a Danish artist, director, and jazz musician whose works sometimes created controversy....
, Gordon Fazakerley, Hardy Strid, Stefan Larsson
Stefan Larsson
Roger Stefan Larsson is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player.Larsson spent most of his career Västra Frölunda apart from two seasons at Leksands IF. He was drafted 133rd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft but remained in Sweden.-External links:...
, Ansgar Elde
Ansgar Elde
Ansgar Elde was a Swedish artist famous for his work in ceramics.Elde was a member of the Situationist International . On March 15, 1962 Elde was excluded from the SI along with Jørgen Nash. Both had been on the central committee and were accused of conspiring with certain art collectors...
, Jacqueline de Jong
Jacqueline de Jong
Jacqueline de Jong was born in the Dutch town of Hengelo to Jewish parents. Faced with the German invasion, they went into hiding. After an abortive escape attempt to England, her father Hans remained in Amsterdam while she and her mother made for Switzerland...
, and Patrick O'Brien, following their expulsion from the Situationist International.