De vlam van de opstand moet branden

2015

An interview with PROVO Roel van Duijn about fifty years PROVO with a reference to their connection to New Babylon.

Engagement-Constant en New Babylon

2015

Blog by Anja Marbus on the Exam theme VWO 2015 on Arttube.nl

'The Disappearance of Rembrandt' | Joost Zwagerman's column in HUMO

2015

In his column in weekly magazine HUMO, Joost Zwagerman writes about one of Rembrandt's self portraits in the exhibition Late Rembrandt in the Rijksmuseum, he compares Rembrandt's painting De kunstenaar in zijn atelier (The Artist in His Studio), 1629 to Constant's painting with the same title, from 1977.

Read the article (in Dutch) by downloading the pdf below.

New Babylon

2015

Blog by McKenzie Wark on VersoBooks.com

Alsof de kijker zelf in New Babylon woont

2015

Article on the acquisition of the Diorama's by Kunstmuseum Den Haag. 

'Kijkdozen' naar museum

2015

Article on the aquisition of the Diorama's by Kunstmuseum Den Haag.

Constant en het canoniseringsproces in het Stedelijk Museum

2015

A research by Mylene Jankoswki on the collection of Constant's work by the museum transcending several directorships. 

El Reina Sofía sueña la Nueva Babilonia

2015

Exhibition review of Constant. Nueva Babilonia at Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.

Miró en Cobra: wie beïnvloedde nu eigenlijk wie?

2015

Article about the connections between Cobra and Miró and the exhibition at Cobra Museum.

Een dichter die zijn leven lang de tijd wilde bevriezen

2014

A short article on the passing of Gerrit Kouwenaar mentioning Constant, Karel Appel, Lucebert, the Experimentele Groep Holland and Cobra.

‘We zijn Wibaut vergeten’

2014

Interview with Adri Duivesteijn about the city innovations he realised as alderman in Almere and Den Haag. He mentions the New Babylon project by Constant as an inspiration.

De keuze van Katja Weitering

2014

A guest blog on a photo of Constant by J.J.M. de Jong from 1949 on jedithjadegroot.nl.

De naakten moeten even wachten

2014

About Anton Martineau’s hommage to Velázquez with references to the Cobra members and Constant.

City Rising

2014

For the exhibition Metahaven Selected Projects 2010-2014 at the Cobra museum, January 2014, designers collective Metahaven created the movie City Rising featuring Constant's New Babylon works.

Constantijn Kelk

2014

Constantijn Kelk speaks about his work as emeritus professor of criminal and criminal procedural law, in particular penitentiary law, his inspirations, his contact with Constant and the influence of his work on Constant's art.

Fort Lauderdale Museum exhibits Cobra

2013

Exhibition review of The Spirit of Cobra at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, by Anne Tschida.

WPBT2's Art Loft presents Spirit of Cobra

2013

Spirit of Cobra, a major exhibition exploring the roots and inspiration of the European avant-garde Cobra movement, on view November 8, 2013 through May 18, 2014.

Hollandse kunst in Schiedam

2013

A review of the exhibition Ik hou van Holland in Stedelijk Museum Schiedam on kunstisoveral.wordpress.com.

New light on the Cobra movement

2013

Blog by Esther Schreuder about her findings on what the Cobra Group was during her research for the catalog Ambassade Hotel catalog.

Constant Tranzit

2013

Video edit of the opera Constant Tranzit (2013) by Anna Mikhailova. The opera was composed for her Master Music Theater at Codarts and is based on the life of Constant Nieuwenhuys, who worked on his New Babylon project for more than ten years.