Jørgen Nash (March 16, 1920 - May 17, 2004) was a Danish artist, writer and central proponent of situationism. He was born in Vejrum, Jutland, Denmark, the brother of Asger Jorn. He later changed his family name from Jorn to Nash in order to avoid confusion with his brother when working as an artist. He was married three times and has six children. His last marriage was with the painter Lis Zwick and would last until his death in 2004. The last 40 years of his life he lived in the artist collective Drakabygget outside Örkelljunga, Sweden. March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kingdom of Denmark is geographically the smallest Nordic country and is part of the European Union. ... The Situationist International (SI), an international political and artistic movement, originated in the Italian village of Cosio dArroscia on 28 July 1957 with the fusion of several extremely small artistic tendencies: the Lettrist International , the International movement for an imaginist Bauhaus, and the London Psychogeographical Association. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland, German: Jütland) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... Asger Jorn (March 3, 1914 - May 1, 1973) was born in Vejrum, Jutland, Denmark under the name Oluf Jørgensen. ... The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige  listen) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. ...

From 1948 to 1951 he was involved with CoBrA. He went on to join the Situationist International (SI). 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... COBRA was a post-World War II European avant-garde movement (the name is derived from the initials of the members home cities: Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam). ... The Situationist International (SI), an international political and artistic movement, originated in the Italian village of Cosio dArroscia on 28 July 1957 with the fusion of several extremely small artistic tendencies: the Lettrist International , the International movement for an imaginist Bauhaus, and the London Psychogeographical Association. ...

In 1959 he produced Stavrim, Sonetter a book of poetry illustrated by Jorn. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1960 he founded the Situationist Bauhaus based at the farm Drakabygget with Jorn. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He is the editor of Drakabygget, a journal about art and social philosophy.

On March 15, 1962 Nash was excluded from the SI along with Ansgar Elde. Both had been on the central committee and were accused of conspiring with certain art collectors. In the tract Danger! Do Not Lean Out , Elde with Nash and Jacqueline de Jong, had defended Ervin Eisch, Lothar Fischer, Dieter Kunzelmann, Renee Nele, Heimrad Prem, Gretel Stadler, Helmut Sturm and Hand-Peter Zimmer who had been excluded on February 10, 1962. These were the Spur group who had joined the SI. Nash had co-edited their magazine Spur. Danger! Do Not Lean Out said that although there may be grounds to criticise Spur, the way they had been expeled was totalitarian. The SI, at the behest of Jeppesen Victor Martin described those they had expelled as nashists. March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ansgar Elde (1933 - December 4, 2000) was a Swedish artist famous for his work in ceramics. ... Jacqueline de Jong (Born 1939) was born in the Dutch town of Hengelo to Jewish parents. ... Lothar Fischer (November 8, 1933 - June 15, 2004) was a German sculptor. ... E.R. Nele is a German artist. ... Heimrad Prem (born 1934) is a German painter born in Roding, Oberpfalz. ... Helmut Sturm (born 1932) is a German painter. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A spur is a metal instrument composed of a shank, neck, and prick, rowel (sharp-toothed wheel), or blunted end fastened to the heel of a horseman. ... The concept of Totalitarianism is a typology or ideal-type used by some political scientists to encapsulate the characteristics of a number of twentieth century regimes that mobilized entire populations in support of the state or an ideology. ...

On 24 April 1964 Nash with other members of Bauhaus Situationniste decapitated the statue of The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen harbour. This manifestation was part of the movements campaign against consumerist society. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Little Mermaid is a fairy tale about a young mermaid by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. ... City nickname: none Location in Denmark Area  - Total  - Water 526 km² xxx km² xx% Population  - City ( 2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density 502,204 1,116,979 954/km² [including water] xxx/km² [land only] Time zone Eastern: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 55°43 N 12°34 W Copenhagen ( Danish: København) is...

Following his exclusion he became involved in the Second Situationist International and the creation in 1974 of the Situationist Antinational. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Situationist Antinational was a magazine formed in 1974, two years after the disbanding of the Situationist International. ...

In 1963 became an honorary artist of the Royal Danish Academy of Art. Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ...

He has exhibited at:

• Galerias del Palacio de Belles Artes, Mexico City
• Kobe Art Museum, Kobe, Japan
• Museum of Modern Art New York
• Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm
• National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
• Museum de Art Moderno, Mexico City
• Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
• Malmo Museum, Sweden
• The Modern Art Gallery Silkeborg, Denmark
• Museo Carillo Gil, Mexico City
• Klingspor-Museum, Offenbach am Main, Germany
• Yokohama City Art Hall, Yokohama, Japan
• Tessin Institute, Paris
• Museo National de Belles Artes and Centro Wilfredo Lam, Havana, Cuba
• Skissernas Museum, Lund, Sweden
• Kongelige Kobberstiksamling, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Centre Pompidou, Paris
• Royal Academi of Art, Stockholm
• Museu Dárt Contemporani, Barcelona, Spain