Liga Nieuw Beelden

totaal nieuwe wereld

Partner

Atelier Volten

Theme

Collective and Conflict

Tags

Architecture
Design
Urbanism
2026 Liga Nieuwe Beelden-Atelier Volten
1965 Maquette voor √2 omgang-1
1965 Maquette voor √2 omgang, photo Tom Haartsen
T-T √2 Omgang plan, 1965-4
1965 Maquette voor √2 omgang-3
T-T √2 Omgang plan, 1965-3
T-T √2 Omgang, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 1965
1965 Maquette voor √2 omgang-7
T-T √2 Omgang, 1965
T-T √2 Omgang, 1965
1965 Maquette voor √2 omgang-5

On April 11, Atelier Volten opens the very first exhibition dedicated to the postwar collective Liga Nieuw Beelden (1955–1969). Despite its well-known members such as Wim Crouwel, Aldo van Eyck, Frieda Hunziker, Kho Liang Ie, Constant Nieuwenhuys, Shinkichi Tajiri, André Volten, and Ans Wortel, the Liga has remained largely unknown until now.
Through collaborations between architects, artists, designers, and industrial designers, Liga Nieuw Beelden sought to make the city more beautiful and more human. Their chosen means was the merging of different artistic disciplines. After the Second World War, the Liga built on the ideals of De Stijl and the Bauhaus, whom they considered their avant-garde predecessors.

Involved partners

Atelier Volten

The exhibition brings together sculptures, posters, paintings, models, and photographs in a total design by Ira Koers and Janna Meeus. Atelier Volten is transformed into an urban landscape where visitors can explore the world of the Liga. Liga Nieuw Beelden: Totaal nieuwe wereld presents works from private collections of heirs who took the initiative and were closely involved in the realization of the show. Manu Hartsuyker, Barbara Masbeck, and Judith Strijbosch played key roles in this effort. In addition, works are on view from the collections of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE), Bouwfonds BPD, and the Fondation Constant. The exhibition is curated by Matisse Huiskens and Melle van Maanen.
Liga Nieuw Beelden demonstrates that even today—in an era of “build, build, build”—the city can still be made into a livable place: one where technology, beauty, and humanity come together.

This exhibition has been made possible by contributions from the Municipality of Amsterdam, Stadsdeel Noord (Amsterdam North District), the Cultuurfonds, Jaap Harten Fonds, Zawabas, and the De Gijzelaar Hintzenfonds.
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1965 Maquette voor √2 omgang-2
1965 Maquette voor √2 omgang-6
T-T √2 Omgang plan, 1965-3
T-T √2 Omgang, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 1965
T-T √2 Omgang plan, 1965-4
T-T √2 Omgang plan, 1965
T-T √2 Omgang plan, 1965
T-T √2 Omgang, 1965
T-T √2 Omgang, 1965