Asger Jorn

This piece embodies Asger Jorn’s artistic philosophy that all works of art have countless potential meanings. While some words, like “pop” are easy to read, others are nearly illegible. This combination of order and disorder gives the words meaning outside of their definitions, so that they become significant both individually and collectively, harkening to a multiplicity of meaning.

A print from the 1 Cent Life portfolio, Everyday I look Self in Mirror is named for the Walasse Ting poem written at the top of the composition. The relationship between the image and text leads one to consider if this is what one might see when looking into a mirror. Yet there is an uncertainty to what is pictured; evoking Jorn’s artistic philosophy, the reflection staring back at us can have countless potential meanings dependent on who stands at the mirror.