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1883 Utrecht, Holland - 1931 Davos, France. Known for: Abstract figurative painting, constructivism, dadaism, architectural design.
Following is a review in the London Guardian newspaper, January 23, 2010 of an exhibition at the Tate Modern Gallery, February to May 2010 titled "Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde:... Read full biography
Following is a review in the London Guardian newspaper, January 23, 2010 of an exhibition at the Tate Modern Gallery, February to May 2010 titled "Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing a New World". The writer is Simon Mawer. Theo van Doesburg: Forgotten artist of the avant... Read full biography
Following is a review in the London Guardian newspaper, January 23, 2010 of an exhibition at the Tate Modern Gallery, February to May 2010 titled "Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing a New World". The writer is Simon Mawer. Theo van Doesburg: Forgotten artist of the avant garde. Theo van Doesburg was one of the most daring and influential artists of the avant garde, yet he is often overshadowed by his contemporaries. A new exhibition is set to change this. Everyone... Read full biography
Following is a review in the London Guardian newspaper, January 23, 2010 of an exhibition at the Tate Modern Gallery, February to May 2010 titled "Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing a New World". The writer is Simon Mawer. Theo van Doesburg: Forgotten artist of the avant garde. Theo van Doesburg was one of the most daring and influential artists of the avant garde, yet he is often overshadowed by his contemporaries. A new exhibition is set to change this. Everyone knows Piet Mondrian, so why is it that almost nobody knows the equally Dutch, equally abstract Theo van Doesburg, subject of a forthcoming exhibition at Tate Modern? Why is Mondrian the celeb while Van Doesburg is a mere footnote to 20th-century art, a... Read full biography
Following is a review in the London Guardian newspaper, January 23, 2010 of an exhibition at the Tate Modern Gallery, February to May 2010 titled "Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing a New World". The writer is Simon Mawer. Theo van Doesburg: Forgotten artist of the avant garde. Theo van Doesburg was one of the most daring and influential artists of the avant garde, yet he is often overshadowed by his contemporaries. A new exhibition is set to change this. Everyone knows Piet Mondrian, so why is it that almost nobody knows the equally Dutch, equally abstract Theo van Doesburg, subject of a forthcoming exhibition at Tate Modern? Why is Mondrian the celeb while Van Doesburg is a mere footnote to 20th-century art, a name that keeps cropping up while never taking centre stage? It can't be the paintings, because if you're honest you'l... Read full biography
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Following is a review in the London Guardian newspaper, January 23, 2010 of an exhibition at the Tate Modern Gallery, February to May 2010 titled "Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing a New World". The writer is Simon Mawer.
Theo van Doesburg: Forgotten artist of the avant garde
Theo van Doesburg was one of the most daring and influential artists of the avant garde, yet he is often overshadowed by his contemporaries. A new exhibition is set to change this.
Everyone knows Piet Mondrian, so why is it that almost nobody knows the equally Dutch, equally abstract Theo van Doesburg, subject of a forthcoming exhibition at Tate Modern? Why is Mondrian the celeb while Van Doesburg is a mere ...But wait, there's more...
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