Biography
Theo van Doesburg (Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑn ˈduzbʏr(ə)x], 30 August 1883 – 7 March 1931) was a Dutch artist, who practiced painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl. He was married to artist, pianist and choreographer Nelly van Doesburg.
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Abstract Connections conference – Part 2
Audio recordings of Abstract Connections conference, held in conjunction with two major exhibitions, Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing … -
Abstract Connections conference – Part 3
Audio recordings of Abstract Connections conference, held in conjunction with two major exhibitions, Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing … -
Abstract Connections conference – Part 4
abstract coAudio recordings of Abstract Connections conference, held in conjunction with two major exhibitions, Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: … -
Abstract Connections conference – Part 5
Audio recordings of Abstract Connections conference, held in conjunction with two major exhibitions, Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing … -
Abstract Connections conference – Part 1
Audio recordings of Abstract Connections conference, held in conjunction with two major exhibitions, Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing … -
Abstraction Study Day – Part 1
This study day considers some of the broad issues and ideas associated with the concept of 'abstraction'. Part 1 audio … -
Abstraction Study Day – Part 2
This study day considers some of the broad issues and ideas associated with the concept of 'abstraction'. Part 2 audio … -
Abstraction Study Day – Part 3
This study day considers some of the broad issues and ideas associated with the concept of 'abstraction'. Part 3 audio …
Features
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Tate Etc
The lonely radical: Marlow Moss at Tate St Ives
At one stage the British artist Marlow Moss was at the heart of the European avant-garde, living in Paris where …
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Art Term
Concrete art
Concrete art is abstract art that is entirely free of any basis in observed reality and that has no symbolic …
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Art Term
De Stijl
De Stijl was a circle of Dutch abstract artists who promoted a style of art based on a strict geometry …
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Tate Etc
Avant-garde apostle: Theo van Doesburg
A painter, poet, art critic, typographer, designer and publisher who played a key role in the international exchange of ideas …
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Tate Etc
Tate Etc. issue 18: Spring 2010
Tate Etc. Issue 18 Spring 2010 online edition of Tate's magazine -
Tate Etc
65, 38, 21, 4, 72...: Colour Chart III
How Random Distribution of 40,000 Squares using the odd and even numbers of a Telephone Directory 1960 came into being
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