A Life Forged Between Worlds: The Early Years of Jean Arp Born Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp in 1886 in the contested city of Strasbourg, a place oscillating between French and German identity, the artist who would become known as Jean Arp embodied a fascinating duality from his very beginnings. This geographical and cultural liminality profoundly shaped his artistic vision, instilling within him a sense of displacement and a questioning of…