29-10-2015

Opening Constant. Nueva Babilonia at Museo Reina Sofia Madrid

It’s been four years since the idea of a large New Babylon retrospective was conceived and a co-operation with Gemeentemuseum, Fondation Constant and Museo Reina Sofia was suggested. In those four years the exhibition grew from a suggestion into a full grown exhibition, which opened last Tuesday, October 20, 2015. And from the friendliness of the Reina Sofia staff to the passion and engagement of the audience I can only use superlatives to describe the experience.

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Photo: Hennie de Boer
14-10-2015

Constant about New Babylon in Provo 4 in 1965

Sold for 1 Dutch guilder, with the contributors randomly listed their names spelled without capital letters, the leaflet Provo 4 offers a unique view into 1965 with an interview about New Bablyon w
12-10-2015

Constant, New Babylon

The clock is quickly ticking towards the opening of the largest New Babylon exhibition EVER! 150 works by Constant from all over the world will be shown at the Reina Sofia from October 21 2015 till February 29, 2016 together with two spectacular reconstructions. Last week our works arrived in Madrid with our courier and and restorer Janine van Reekum. With eight days to go till the grand opening, we are getting extremely excited looking at these photo's. Tic tac tic tac...

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12-10-2015

Dean's Lecture Series: Constant Dialogue with Mark Wigley at IIT

The video registration of the Mark Wigley-Constant Dialogue at IIT is available here:

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Wiel and the students interview Mark Wigley
12-10-2015

Beauty of the Unknown @ Dutch Design Week

A special presentation with pop up musea of work by Gerrit Rietveld, Martin Visser and Constant Nieuwenhuys and a selection from the current collection with an introduction of new designs.

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Beauty of the Unknown
12-10-2015

Cobra & Miro, The Joy of Experiment

The beautiful exhibition Miro & Cobra opened in the Cobra museum of modern art last Friday.

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Miro & Cobra
16-08-2015

Constant's Work in the Collection of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

We've described and photographed all Constant's work from the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, check it outt here!

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Constant-Gewonde Duif, 1951
07-08-2015

Dean's Lecture Series at the Illinois Institute of Technology

The idea first came up during the Tefaf of 2014  and now we are proud to present: Constant at the Dea

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Dutch Culture USA
05-08-2015

The Avant-Garde Won’t Give Up: Cobra and Its Legacy

Blum & Poe, New York: September 9 – October 17, 2015Blum & Poe, Los Angeles: November 5 – December 23, 2015

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Photograph of Eugène Brands, 1947