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.

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.

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.

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.

Van speeltuin tot werk­plaats–Het raadsel van de creatieve stad

2013

An argument on the history of creative city planning and the fact that it goes back to New Babylon which contradicts the idea that it would be hype.

To control and shape the entire social arena-Constant Nieuwenhuys

2012

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

Lost and found or: How we won over a lender

2012

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 portrait of Guy Débord by Constant Nieuwenhuys

2012

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

Construir et imaginar: La Nueva Babilonia de Constant

2012

Spanish article on Constant's New Babylon.