Documentation

Guide to the exhibition Call of the Mall, held to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the mall Hoog Catharijne in Utrecht. Over 20 national and international artists were invited to create or select an artwork for a specific location within the mall. The guide makes a connection between the vision for Hoog Catharijne and Constant's philosophy for his futuristic city of New Babylon.

The Ambassade Hotel on the canal named Herengracht in Amsterdam has, for many years now, housed a large collection of art. Hotelier and art collector Wouter Schopman is particularly passionate about the CoBrA art movement and down the years he has built up a collection of hundreds of works of art belonging to this renowned movement.

The Ambassade Hotel on the canal named Herengracht in Amsterdam has, for many years now, housed a large collection of art. Hotelier and art collector Wouter Schopman is particularly passionate about the CoBrA art movement and down the years he has built up a collection of hundreds of works of art belonging to this renowned movement.

Catalogue for the exhibition Cobra - Mit liv - Jens Olesen samling (Cobra My Life - Jens Olesen Collection) at Museum Jorn (Silkeborg, DK) from March 3-May 20, 2013 and at the Cobra Museum for Modern Art (Amstelveen, NL) from June 14-August 18, 2013.

Exhibition guide with the exhibition Ik hou van Holland showing the museum's collection since 1945 over an exhibition period of 3 years.

Book about the artist village Bergen, published for the manifestation Wonder: De magie van kunstenaarsdorp Bergen, held from 12 November 2013 till 16 March 2014 at cultural space Kranenburgh, Bergen. Contributions by, amongst others, Adriaan van Dis, Youp van 't Hek and Joost Zwagerman on the artists that stayed there, including Simeon ten Holt, Lucebert and Constant.

Catalogue for the The Desire for Freedom. Art in Europe since 1945, the 30th Council of Europe exhibition. The exhibition traveled to Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin, DE (17 October 2012 - 10 February 2013); Palazzo Reale in Milan, IT (15 March - 2 June 2013); Eesti Kunstimuuseum - Kumu Kunstimuuseum in Tallinn, EE (28 June - 29 September 2013); and Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej MOCAK in Krakow, PL (18 October 2013 - 26 January 2014).

Catalogue for the The Desire for Freedom. Art in Europe since 1945, the 30th Council of Europe exhibition. The exhibition traveled to Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin, DE (17 October 2012 - 10 February 2013); Palazzo Reale in Milan, IT (15 March - 2 June 2013); Eesti Kunstimuuseum - Kumu Kunstimuuseum in Tallinn, EE (28 June - 29 September 2013); and Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej MOCAK in Krakow, PL (18 October 2013 - 26 January 2014). 

An essay on utopian praxis, Débord, Constant and others.

A blog by curator Ulrike Schmiegelt during the production of the traveling exhibition The Desire for Freedom on the website of Deutsches Historisches Museum (dhm.de).

A review of the watercolor of Guy Débord by Constant on Marblepunk.com.

Spanish article on Constant's New Babylon.

Blog on Constant's New Babylon by Zerisciro, May 17th, 2012.

A critique of the Situationists' appropriation of Johan Huizinga's theory of play.

Blog on citymovement.wordpress.com.

An episode about Constant's New Babylon by Jhim Lamoree on Avro Kunstuur, 21 january 2012. Fragment starts at 00:10:10 till 00:13:51.

About the new paradigms of the 21st century. Comparing this world with Constant Nieuwenhuys' utopian city New Babylon.

Catalogue by Hans den Hartog-Jager with the exhibition Cobra tot Dumas in Singer Laren in 2012.

Catalog with the exhibition Cobra | 1000 Days of Free Art at the Sakip Sabanci Müzesi in Istanbul, Turkey.

Catalog for the exhibition Klee + Cobra. Het begint als kind at Cobra Museum for Modern Art, Amstelveen, the Netherland from 28 Jan 2012 to 22 April 2012. On the cover: Kinderbuste, Paul Klee, 1933.

Catalogue with exhibition Naar zee in De Hallen Haarlem in 2012.

Benno Tempel tells the story of modern art. Through several different themes he sketches the atmosphere of the dynamic development of art from the ninetheenth century till now.

For Stedelijk Collectie Highlights, the curators of the Stedelijk selected the most important works by 150 leading artists and designers, including Karel Appel, Carl Andre, Wim Crouwel, Rineke Dijkstra, Marlene Dumas, Vincent van Gogh, Sheila Hicks, Mike Kelley, Willem de Kooning, Kazimir Malevich, Henri Matisse, Gerrit Rietveld, and many others. Stedelijk Collectie Highlights is an inspiring guide and a tribute to the remarkable breadth and quality of the Stedelijk Museum’s collection.

In Stedelijk Collection Reflections, renowned international experts, including art historians, essayists and exhibition makers, give their vision of 150 years of visual arts and design in 43 richly illustrated essays.