journals

The Situationist Times
International edition
Founded and edited by Jacqueline de Jong (Hengelo, Copenhagen, Paris)
In May 1962 the first issue was published, in December 1967 the last (6).

The Situationist Times appeared in an edition of 1000 for the first issues; thereafter expanding to 2000. Contributors a.o. Armando, Gruppe Spur, Asger Jorn and Pierre Alechinsky. 27,7 x 22 cm.

CONTENTS
1. Hengelo (May 1962)
  - Jacqueline de Jong, 'Critic on the Political Practice of Detournement' [English]
2. Hengelo (September 1962)
  - Rudolphe Gasché, 'On the Spur process' [English]
  - 'The Struggle of the Situcratic Society. A Situationist Manifesto' / written at Drakabygget by Asger Jorn, Guy Atkins, Jørgen Nash et al. Originally appeared, with different titles [English]
3. Hengelo (January 1963). "International British Edition"; throughout illustrated in b&w by Hans Arp, Pollock, Micheaux, Alechinsky and others.
  - Jacqueline de Jong, 'Luxury or martyrdom' [English]
4. Copenhagen (October 1963). "Labyrynth issue" (in co-operation with Gordon Fazakerley and Eduard Mazman)
5. Copenhage (December 1964). "Rings and Chains"
  - Asger Jorn, 'Mind and sense. On the principle of ambivalence in Nordic husdrapa and mind singing'. Originally published in Danish in Paletten (Gothenborg 1963) [English]
  - Asger Jorn, 'Art and orders. On treason, the mass action of reproduction, and the great artistic mass effect' [English]
6. Paris (December 1967). "International Parisian Edition".
  Consists in 33 original 4-color lithographs, by Pierre Alechinsky, R. Bertholo, G. Biasi, M. Henry, Asger Jorn, Peter Klasen, Wilfredo Lam, Robert Matta, L. del Pezzo, Antonio Saura, Topor, Jan Voss and others. Click to see a selection.

LITERATURE
- Christophe Bourseiller
  'An encyclopedia of forms : The Situationist Times', in Jacqueline de Jong. Undercover in de kunst/In Art / Ed Wingen, Max van Rooy, Doeschka Meijsing, ... et al. (Ludion : Amsterdam etc. 2003) 137-146.