Documentation

Interview with Adri Duivesteijn in anticipation of his opening speech for the exhibition Constant - New Babylon. To Us Liberty at Kunstmuseum Den Haag on Saturday May 28, 2016.

Announcement of the exhibition Constant: Space + Colour. From Cobra to New Babylon at the Cobra Museum and Constant - New Babylon. To Us Liberty in Kunstmuseum Den Haag (formerly known as Gemeentemuseum Den Haag) in 2016.

Review of the exhibition Constant. Nueva Babilonia at Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid, October 28, 2015 till February 29, 2016.

Press release on the exhibitions Constant. Space + Colour in the Cobra Museum andConstant - New Babylon in Kunstmuseum Den Haag from May 28 till September 25, 2016.

Review of the exhibitions Constant. Space + Colour. From Cobra to New Babylon and Constant - New Babylon. To Us, Liberty.

Items spotted at the Design Fair in Milan mentioning the IJhorst table designed by Constant for Spectrum Design in 1953, now taken into reproduction.

Announcement of the exhibition Constant - New Babylon. To Us, Liberty at Kunstmuseum Den Haag.

Review of the exhibition Constant. Nueba Babilonia at Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid, from 20 October, 2015 till 29 February, 2016 by Karen Kurczynski for ArtForum. Photo: Foreground- Grote gele sector (Large Yellow Sector), 1967. Background- Entrée du labyrinth (Entrance to the Labyrinth), 1972

“It is obvious that a person free to use his time for the whole of his life, free to go where he wants, when he wants, cannot make the greatest use of his freedom in a world ruled by the clock and the imperative of a fixed abode. As a way of life Homo Ludens will demand, firstly, that he responds to his need for playing, for adventure, for mobility, as well as all the conditions that facilitate the free creation of his own life. […]” – Constant Nieuwenhuys

On Constant and New Babylon.

Letters from readers after an article in Het Parool mistakingly claims that De Poort van Constant is not around anymore, Het Parool, February 20, 2016

Announcement of the debate with Anthony Vidler for architects on Constant. Nueva Babilonia at Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.

In this interview for the Oral History Project of Fondation Constant photographer, Tom Haartsen speaks about his work with Constant taking photo's of his paintings and watercolors and his personal memories of him.Interviewer: Karel Ankerman Audio of the full interview, executed and documented in Dutch, is available in the archive for research purposes. Email Kim van der Horst for more information.

Part of my work is humanising technique, like New Babylon (1959-1974) by Constant. According to Constant technique is not an alienating mode but a way to bring man closer to its nature. Homo ludens.

In this interview for the Oral History Project of Fondation Constant gallerist, Nico Delaive speaks about his encounters with Constant, the exhibitions and catalogues they made together, the purchases and sales he did of his work and personal memories. Interviewer: Karel Ankerman Audio of the full interview, executed and documented in Dutch, is available in the archive for research purposes. Email Kim van der Horst for more information.

In this interview for the Oral History Project of Fondation Constant museum director, Hans Locher speaks about his friendship with Constant, the exhibitions he made with him, de purchase of the New Babylon collection and his personal memories of him. Interviewer: Karel Ankerman

A review of Constant. Nueva Babilonia by Eduardo Castillo on Granadadigital.es, February 3, 2016.

Article on the exhibition Constant. Nueva Babilonia at Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid in Hypertextual by Ara Rodríguez, February 2, 2016.

Blog by Esther Schreuder about the book Cobra aan de gracht, 2013.

A blog by Esther Schreuder on the exhibitions of Constant in the Cobra Museum and Kunstmuseum Den Haag from May 28 till September 27, 2016.