10 March 2026

Constant at the TEFAF 2026

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New Babylon

During TEFAF Maastricht 2026, Gallery Borzo presents Constant’s iconic Ode à l’Odéon (1969) from the New Babylon series, shown alongside Two Towers (1959). This marks a rare occasion: Ode à l’Odéon, on display at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag since 1974, now returns to the public eye in the art market. The presentation offers a remarkable opportunity to revisit one of Constant’s most celebrated visions of the New Babylon project.

TEFAF | 14-19 March 2026, MECC Maastricht

Ode à l'Odéon, 1969
Ode à l'Odéon, 1969

Borzo Gallery

Borzo Gallery stand 447/449] will have a unique premiere this Tefaf: the iconic painting Ode à l’Odéon, which has been on view at Kunstmuseum since 1974.

This major New Babylon painting was one of the first after a temporary painting stop, where Constant only worked on his architectural models. It’s inspired by the 1969 student uprising in Paris. 

This majestic work will be flanked by Two Towers [1959], Sterrenbeeld [1956] and works by:
Ben Akkerman | Billy Apple® | Armando | Imre Bak | Marcel Broodthaers | Feliza Bursztyn | Carlos Cairoli | Pier Paolo Calzolari | Rafael Canogar | Charlotte Caspers | Constant | Waldemar Cordeiro | Ad Dekkers | Braco Dimitrijević | Raimund Girke | Daan van Golden | Jean Gorin | Jan Henderikse | Heringa/Van Kalsbeek | Ewerdt Hilgemann | Valentine Hugo | Július Koller | Tadaaki Kuwayama | Verena Loewensberg | Piero Manzoni | Vera Molnár | François Morellet | Marlow Moss | Rakuko Naito | Henk Peeters | Mira Schendel | Nicolas Schöffer | Jan Schoonhoven | Nicolas de Staël | Julian Stanczak | Klaus Staudt | Peter Struycken | Shinkichi Tajiri | Paul Thek | Luis Tomasello | Günther | Uecker | Bram van Velde | Carel Visser | André Volten | Gerhard von Graevenitz | herman de vries

1956 Sterrenbeeld, photo Tom Haartens
1956 Sterrenbeeld
1959 Twee Torens-1
1959 Twee Torens, photo Tom Haartsen
1959 Twee Torens-4
1959 Twee Torens, photo Tom Haartsen

Jaski

Jaski Gallery [stand 510] shows a  painting from 1951 “Figure Against Purple Background” [1951] from the rarely available CoBrA period with the sculpture “Entangled Bird” [1947]. This last one is also a unique object since very few objects by Constant from that period remain. 

1951 Figuur tegen paarse achtergrond
1951 Figuur tegen paarse achtergrond
1947 Verstrikte vogel-3
1947 Verstrikte vogel
1947 Verstrikte vogel-5
1947 Verstrikte vogel