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JORN / KIRKEBY

Exhibition at ARoS, Aarhus Art Museum featuring paintings by Asger Jorn (1914–1973) and Per Kirkeby (1938–2018) two of Denmark’s most influential visual artists in post-war European art history.

VISUAL IDENTITY, SIGNAGE AND BOOK DESIGN

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Brown kraft paper reference the masonite plates used by both painters in their early years of painting.

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The title sign was cut in masonite with wall texts in contrasting reflex blue. The dash was used both as a seperator and a connector between the two artists who never met in person.

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Photos: Kåre Viemose