Text by Constant

This text has its origin in a declaration of principles for the journal Art et Habitat, which Constant and Stephen Gilbert intended to devote to the ‘synthesis of the arts’ (1953). The journal was never published, however, and Constant revised and developed the text in 1955

This text appeared in Forum in 1955 and is part of a widespread debate during the 1950s. In this debate about collaboration among architects and visual artists.

Constant and Aldo van Eyck, Amsterdam 1952, 50 editions. With comments from Gerrit RietveldVoor een spatiaal colorisme in Forum VIII, nº 10, 1953, p. 361. Republished with title Pour un colorisme spatial in Documents relatifs à la fondation de l’Internatio­nale Situationniste 1948-1957, Paris, Allia, 1985, pp. 75-84.Naar een spatiaal colorisme (Towards a spatial colorism) in Ruimte, two monthly magazine, nº 5, 1954, pp. 42-43.  

Schilderijen van critici (Paintings of critics) in Mandril. Maandblad voor mensen nr. 10 (August 1951).

Cultuur en contra-cultuur (Culture and counter-culture) in Reflex: orgaan van de experi­mentele groep in Holland, nº 2, 1949. Republished with title Culture et contre-culture in Documents relatifs à la fondation de l’Internationale Situationniste 1948-1957, Paris, Allia, 1985, pp. 41-43 and pp. 59-61.

C’est notre désir qui fait la révolution, published in Cobra, organe du front international des artistes expérimentaux d’avant-garde [organ of the International Front of Avant-garde Experimental Artists], 4 November 1949, 3-4.

De conferentie van Parijs (The conference of Paris) in Reflex: orgaan van de experimentele groep in Holland, nº 2, 1949. Republished in Documents relatifs à la fondation de l’Internationale Situation­niste 1948-1957, Paris, Allia, 1985, pp. 36.

De experimentele groep (The experimental group) in Kroniek van kunst en cultuur, nº 11, 1949. Republished with title Le groupe expérimental in Documents relatifs à la fondation de l’Internationale Situationniste 1948-1957, Paris, Allia, 1985, pp.13-17.

Høsterport in Les artistes libres, Cobra nº 1, 1949. Republished in Documents relatifs à la fondation de l’Internationale Situationniste 1948-1957, Paris, Allia, 1985, p. 64.

Manifest (Manifesto) in Reflex: orgaan van de experi­mentele groep in Holland, nº 1, 1948Republished in Documents relatifs à la fondation de l'Internationale Situationniste 1948-1957, Paris, Allia, 1985, pp. 20-34.

Poem for Reflex. Orgaan van de Experimentele Groep in Holland, nr. 1 [fall 1948]