Fritz! | Misunderstandings and Contradictions | The Art and Life of Jacqueline de Jong

In this virtual talk, curator Ariella Wolens will present the late Dutch artist, Situationist, and Pataphysician Jacqueline de Jong (1939-2024). Born into a Jewish family in Enschede, Netherlands, De Jong’s infancy was spent in exile in Switzerland; she and her mother narrowly escaped deportation to Sobibor after being taken in by the resistance. For the rest of her life, she remained universally empathic, and chose art as her own form of resistance.

De Jong was a central figure within the 1960s avant-garde of Paris, however, she remained a forward-facing figure all her life, fully engaged in contemporary discourse until her last days. She defied categorization, engaging in painting, printmaking, sculpture, graphic design, typography, jewelry and ceaseless experimentation.

De Jong has historically long been recognized for her role as co-founder, editor, publisher and designer of the 1960s artist-led periodical, The Situationist Times—a radical counter-cultural publication that remains a touchstone for independent publishing. Despite this legacy, her formal practice has been long overlooked, and it was only towards the end of her life that cultural critics began to sincerely acknowledge the rich and vital contribution of her oeuvre, one that spanned over sixty years.

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