''Klingen'' (

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: ''Blade'') was an art magazine based in

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, Denmark. The magazine existed between 1917 and 1920.

History and profile

''Klingen'' was established in 1917, and the first issue appeared in October 1917. The founder was the painter and graphic artist Axel Salto. The magazine was based in Copenhagen. It was considered to be a significant vehicle for the entrance of

modernism Modernism is both a philosophy, philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western world, Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new fo ...

in Denmark. In addition, it was instrumental in expanding

avant-garde art The avant-garde (; In 'advance guard' or 'vanguard', literally 'fore-guard') is a person or work that is experimental, radical, or unorthodox with respect to art, culture, or society.John Picchione, The New Avant-garde in Italy: Theoretical D ...

into

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. The magazine had significant effects on painters, writers and intellectuals in the region. The artists attached to the magazine had an optimistic view following

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, and argued that the beauty in art had social and political significance providing a means in understanding and responding to the chaotic situation of post-war

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. Major contributors of ''Klingen'' included Otto Gelsted, Emil Bønnelycke,

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and Sophus Danneskjold-Samsøe. ''Klingen'' ceased publication in November 1920 after producing a total of thirty-six issues. In 1942 an anniversary issue was published. Several issues of ''Klingen'' were digitized by the Royal Library of Denmark in 1996. All issues, including the 1942 anniversary issue, of the magazine are also archived under the Blue Mountain Project of

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Digitized issues of ''Klingen'' under Blue Mountain Project at Princeton University
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History and profile

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