Documentation

Notification on Constant his first New Babylon bulletin.

ca 1969

Constant and his daughter Martha, 1969.

Ludic stairs designed by Constant at the Amsterdam Museum, 1969.

Ludic stairs at Amsterdam Historical Museum, 1969

Text in catalogue exhibition Wegwezen. Recreatie vroeger, nu en straks, Amsterdam, Amsterdams Historisch Museum, 1969

Ny Babylon in Architekten, n.d., 1969, p. 280-284

Constant playing cymbalom at a party at Wittenburg, 1969

Ruimtelijke ordening of ruimtelijke chaos in Ruimte voor de mens, nº 1, Amersfoort, Werkgroep 2000, 1969, p. 4-6

Constant, his assistent Johnny and son Victor in Copenhague, 1968.

Essay on avant-garde, in which Constant his point of view on avant-garde is quoted and discussed.

About the meaning of construction in Data. Directions in Art, Theory and Aesthetics: An Anthology edited by Anthony Hill, London, Faber and Faber, 1968, pp. 175-179.

Constant amongst his models, Klein Labyr and Spatiovore [V] at his studio Wittenburg, Amsterdam, circa 1968

Constant sitting amongst his models, Diorama [II], Twee torens and Spatiovore [V] in his studio, Wittenburg, Amsterdam, circa 1968.

Constant and Viktor amongst all the models in his studio Wittenburg, Amsterdam, circa 1968.

Constant in front of his models, Ladderlabyrint, 1967 and Mobiel ladderlabyrint, 1967 at his studio, Wittenburg, Amsterdam, circa 1968.

Constant or the route to New Babylon. For thirteen years Constant worked on his New Babylon project as a reaction to the architectural and social reality. Film maker Carl-Heinz Caspari follows Constant and his visions, 55 min, 1968.

Available to watch for researching purposes on location in the Fondation Constant Archive. We will not distribute the movie digitally. Email Kim at info@stichtingconstant.nl.

Constant at Wittenburg, circa1968. Ruimtecircus (1956) on the left and Spatiovore (1960) on the right.

Constant, Johnny Jacobs, Koen Wessing's son and photographer Koen Wessing at the studio Wittenburg, circa 1968.

Overview of New Babylon, 1968