Anniversary poster featuring the work of the German-French artist, Jean Arp, (1886-1966), from Louisiana’s exhibition with Arp in 1962. The tradition of graphically striking expressions in poster form was already established in Louisiana’s infancy, of which this poster from 1962 is a distinguished example of. The poster here is one of the posters reprinted in conjunction with Louisiana’s 60th anniversary in 2018.

Jean Arp’s sculptures are streamlined, organic forms, where all unnecessary parts have been cleaned away. Their curves seem tight, almost springy. The shape’s contour, volume and the smooth polished bronze place the sculptures in an ambiguous place between hard and soft, between abstraction and body.

Louisiana acquired two of Jean Arp’s sculptures immediately after the exhibition in 1962. Since then, more have been added, and Arp’s soft bronze sculptures can be seen on the lawn by the magnolia tree in Louisiana’s sculpture park.