Building a New World

Editing, arranging, organising, stacking, merging, and breaking down in order to reconstruct: the act of building is multifaceted. When creating sculptures and installations, artists are often guided by a playful, inquisitive and intuitive process that leads to new insights about architectural forms and compositions. The end result evokes associations with utopian worlds, childhood creations and constructions or, conversely, sketches a bleak and apocalyptic world view. From 30 June to 29 September 2024, CODA presents the group exhibition Building a New World. This exhibition features the work of five artists and is inspired by the 1963 manifesto New Babylon, by visual artist Constant Nieuwenhuys (1920-2005). In this manifesto, Constant gives his vision of the city of the future, which holds the creative, playful human being at its centre. Besides the work of Constant, the exhibition includes sculptures, installations, and drawings by Gerbrand Burger, Floris Hovers, Pip Passchier, and Rob Voerman.