short biography

Constant (Anton Nieuwenhuys, born 1920 in Amsterdam / Netherlands, died 2005 in Utrecht / Netherlands) lived in Paris, London and Amsterdam and founded the artist group "Cobra" together with Jorn, Corneille and Appel in 1948. From 1956 to 1974 he created "New Babylon", a project of the future of architecture, politics and aesthetics. He participated at Venice Biennale in 1956 and 1989; and at documenta 2, 3, and 11 in Kassel in 1959, 1964 and 2002.

Painting, sculpture, objects, architecture

http://members.chello.nl/j.seegers1/situationist/constant.html

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galleries

  • 21. Mar 04. Oct
    Folklore Centre Pompidou-Metz
  • 29. Jan 03. May
    CoBrA KUNST HAUS WIEN