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Text for Onafhankelijk blad van de bouwkundige studenten aan de TH Delft, no. 3, pp. 1-13

Opening of the exhibition Constant-Amsterdam, Städtische Kunstgalerie, Bochum, 1961.

Constant playing the guitar

Schulze Fielitz, German architect, and Swiss painter André Thomkins in front of model Red Sector in Bochum, 1961.

Exhibition of Constants paintings and models at the Städtische Kunstgalerie Bochum, Germany.
Available in archive for research purposes.

Unpublished manuscript of a lecture at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 1960. Translated to English and published as Unitary Urbanism in Mark Wigley's New babylon, The Hyperatchitecture of Desire, p. 131-135.

Constant and Aldo van Eyck receive the Sikkens Award for their publication Spatiaal colorisme in 1960.
F.l.t.r. Professor van den Broek (TU Delft), Constant, Aldo van Eyck and unknown man (maybe presentor).

Constant and Red Sector, 1960
On the back in Constant's handwriting: The director explains....

Constant in his studio on the Henri Polaklaan in Amsterdam in front of Group of Sectors and Spatiovore, 1960.

Constant in his studio with Spatiovore and Groep sectoren, Henri Polaklaan 25, Amsterdam, 1960.

Constant in his studio, 1960. In the foreground Fleur Mécanique and hanging from the ceiling Infinite Line (1958) and Construction dans une volume (1957).

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Circa 1960

Originally written in German Der Weg zum unitären Urbanismus (The Path to Unitary Urbanism) is the only known text by Constant that establishes a link to the Situationist International. Constant was associated with this movement from 1958 to 1960.

Description de la zone jaune (Description of the Yellow Zone) in Internationale Situationniste, nº 4, June 1960, p. 23-26. Republished in Internationale Situationniste 1958-1969, Amsterdam, van Gennep, 1970 and in Internationale Situationniste 1958-69, Paris, Éditions Champ Libre, 1975.

f.l.t.r. Julian Coco playing guitar, Pieter van der Staak on bass and Constant playing violin

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Constant playing violin with Peter van der Staak on bass and Julien Coco on guitar (both are out of view) at his home on Henri Polaklaan 25.

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Première proclamation de la section Hollandaise de I.S. (First proclamation of the Dutch Section of the SI) in Internationale Situationniste, nº 3, December 1959, p. 29-31. Republished in Internationale Situationniste 1958-1969, Amsterdam, van Gennep, 1970 and in Internationale Situationniste 1958-69, Paris, Éditions Champ Libre, 1975.

Nébulose mécaniquein (1959) Constant's studio at Henri Polaklaan Amsterdam.

ca 1959

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