Rotterdam
In 1983 the city of Rotterdam commissioned Lucien
den Arend to make a proposal for a sculpture for the subway stations on the
Marconi Square on the west side of the city. Den Arend made a construction with
three large concrete squares, each seven and a half meters square, twenty
centimeters thick. The total weight is eighty four tons. He
called the sculpture Marconi Waltz - homage to Oud and van Doesburg.
The Spangen
housing project, where architect J.J.P. Oud worked together with Theo van
Doesburg, is just around the corner. The name Marconi Waltz is
inspired by Mondriaan's title Broadway Boogie Woogie.
1983-87 - Homage to Oud and van
Doesburg - perpendicular planes, constructed
concrete sculpture, Marconiplein, Rotterdam NL
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