Albissola Marina, Casa Jorn turns five: a calendar of initiatives to celebrate

On May 3, 2014, the Jorn House Museum in Albissola Marina was opened to the public: thus began five years ago the museum history of the residence that was once the home of Asger Jorn (Vejrum, 1914 - Aarhus, 1973), one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. To celebrate the anniversary, the Friends of Casa Jorn Association, which was entrusted with the management of the building by the Albissola Marina Municipal Administration in October 2015, is initiating CA5A JORN, five days of events that will take place May 1-5, 2019 inside the House Museum.

CA5A JORN will be a small promotional review, a series of events, workshops and meetings: if on the one hand, explain the organizers, the goal is to enthuse people about Asger Jorn’s art, especially the people of Albissola, to whom this review is dedicated, on the other hand it will be an opportunity to re-embrace old collaborators, friendly associations and historical partners. So it will be five days of celebrations that will have art as the protagonist, and the leitmotif of the review will obviously be Asger Jorn, and his visionary and sometimes elusive vision of the world, which in this House Museum is manifested in all its power (on this page you can read our detailed in-depth discussion on Casa Jorn.

In five years, Casa Jorn has seen more than 20,000 people pass through, including visitors, collaborators, partners and friends: “an important milestone, full of successes, people and culture, under the banner of enhancement, promotion and strong ties with the territory and its rich history,” reads a note from the museum. “Five years since the reopening, a lustre of activity that enshrines the close professional and human ties between the City Council, City of Albissola, Friends of Casa Jorn Association and MuDA - Museo Diffuso Albisola.” Below is the program of the initiative.

Wednesday, May 1
Special museum opening from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A different snack
4 p.m. | Workshops for children (10 euros, by reservation with email to eventicasajorn@gmail.com)
4 p.m. | Guided tour at a reduced price (5 euros)

Thursday, May 2
Museum opening hours from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Artistic and digital invasion
The exciting tale of the villa will be entrusted to the pencils and brushes of the URBAN SKETCHERS LIGURIA, who will draw live, inspired by the shapes, colors and ideas suggested by the artwork Jorn left to the Bruciati
Moreover, May 2 is World Bloggers’ Day, and for this reason Casa Jorn will be the scene of a digital invasion: we will open the villa to influencers, bloggers and youtubers, professionals and amateurs, promoters of the museum for a day.

Friday, May 3
Special museum opening from 10 a.m. to noon and 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Blowing out the candles
10 a.m. to noon | Photo shoot for two “ceramic brides and grooms,” wedding dresses designed by Marzia Pistacchio with interns from Futura’s Performing Arts Makeup Artist Course -

Confartigianato Savona Training Center (Antonella Tagliani and Simona Ferrari) in “Old Savona” ceramic style; photographs by Pistacchio Imago Lab
4 p.m. | Tour of Jorn’s places in Albissola (the factories, bars, squares, but above all the stories, anecdotes and firsthand accounts) by Larissa Covelli (5 euros, by reservation with email to eventicasajorn@gmail.com)
6 p.m. | Aperitif at the museum with the highly anticipated return of the JornHome cocktail hour
7 p.m. | Presentation of the book-guide published by Touring Club Italiano in collaboration with L’Associazione Città della Ceramica (AiCC) on the forty cities of ancient ceramic tradition, including Albissola Marina, curated by Nicoletta Negro followed by screening of the film GO TO HELL WITH YOUR MONEY, a documentary film on the life of Asger Jorn by Nordisk Film (2014)

Saturday, May 4
Museum hours 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
Toast to the Jorn House
6 pm.00 | TASTIN’PAINTINGS themed Casa Jorn, curated by art historian Luca Bochicchio and winemaker Jacopo Fanciulli, president of the Friends of Casa Jorn Association (€15, €10 for members, event by reservation with email to eventicasajorn@gmail.com), and a final salute to Jorn’s wine, the Ormeasco Rosso Superiore from the vineyards of Pieve di Teco (in the Imperia region) that has kept us company these past few months and will soon be available for purchase in unique, numbered examples, labeled “Cantina Jorn,” with original artwork by the artist

Sunday, May 5
Museum hours 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
To be or not to be
5 p.m. | Theatrical performance “AMLETO. THIS IS THE PROBLEM” by Andrea Begnini and Alessandro Bergallo, with Alessandro Bergallo, Alessandro Barbini and Mariella Speranza, a co-production between Incadenza and Bloser Theater of Genoa, directed by Edoardo Navone. Itinerant, entertaining and audience-participated version of the famous Shakespearean masterpiece, preceded by an aperitif (event by reservation with email to eventicasajorn@gmail.com, show + aperitif 15 euros)

In the photo, exterior of Casa Jorn. Ph. Credit Friends of Casa Jorn

Albissola Marina, Casa Jorn turns five: a calendar of initiatives to celebrate

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