Théo van Doesburg

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Theo van Doesburg in the Aubette, Strasbourg.

Published in / gepubliceerd in:

  • De Stijl, [vol. 7], series XIV, nr. 79/84 (1927): pp. 19/20
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Els Hoek (ed.; 2000) Theo van Doesburg. Oeuvrecatalogus, Bussum: Uitgeverij Thot (ISBN 9068682555)

date

1927

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Anonymous (photographer)

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September 3, 2007
  • ArchiNed.nl
    Optical Spectacle
    The Ciné-bal that Theo van Doesburg designed for the Aubette leisure centre in Strasbourg in 1926 was way ahead of its time. The hall not only offered space for various forms of entertainment such as dancing, dining, films and music but also created a fitting atmosphere. Van Doesburg deployed colour in particular to enhance the mood because 'without colour, architecture lacks expression and is blind'. The colours practically jump off the pages of the original design drawings for the Ciné-bal and the Salle des Fêtes, now on show at the NAi along with a number of historical photos and scale models.
    ArchiNed.nl – news

    From 1926 on­wards Van Does­burg worked with hus­band and wife Hans Arp and So­phie Täu­ber. They were ini­tially com­mis­sioned for the project but asked him to as­sist in ren­o­vat­ing the in­te­rior of the eighteenth-century Aubette. The bar­ra…

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