On 29 April, a famous painting by the Danish modernist Asger Jorn was “modified” with glue and a magic marker (DK). Den foruroligende ælling (The Disturbing Duckling) hangs in Museum Jorn in Silkeborg, Jutland. “It is one of his five most important pieces . . . a national treasure,” said Museum Director Jacob Thage. Jorn was one of the founders of Cobra, a postwar avant-garde movement based in Paris. The action was the work of a group of museum guests, explained Thage. One person defaced the painting, writing “Ibi-Pippi” on it and attaching a photograph while another filmed the event. The signatory turned out to be the performance artist Ibi-Pippi Orup Hedegaard. She had achieved some celebrity a few years ago when she changed her legal sex status from man to woman without undergoing surgery.
Is it art? Two test cases
Is it art? Two test cases
Is it art? Two test cases
On 29 April, a famous painting by the Danish modernist Asger Jorn was “modified” with glue and a magic marker (DK). Den foruroligende ælling (The Disturbing Duckling) hangs in Museum Jorn in Silkeborg, Jutland. “It is one of his five most important pieces . . . a national treasure,” said Museum Director Jacob Thage. Jorn was one of the founders of Cobra, a postwar avant-garde movement based in Paris. The action was the work of a group of museum guests, explained Thage. One person defaced the painting, writing “Ibi-Pippi” on it and attaching a photograph while another filmed the event. The signatory turned out to be the performance artist Ibi-Pippi Orup Hedegaard. She had achieved some celebrity a few years ago when she changed her legal sex status from man to woman without undergoing surgery.