ABSTRACT
the career of most artists of our time is punctuated by a series of unrealized “projects”. Our age has not had the courage, nor the economic means, to realize the splendid visions of its architects, sculptors and painters. In this respect, Gabo’s career is no exception—“Project for a Radio Station, 1919–20”, “Monument for a Physics Laboratory, 1922”, “Project for a Monument for the Institute of Physics and Mathematics, 1925”, “Project for a Fête Lumière, 1929”, “Project for the Palace of the Soviets, 1931”, “Monument for an Airport, 1932”—so it continues until this year 1956, when the project initiated by Dr. Van der Wal for a monument to form part of the architectural design of the new Bijenkorf building will be realized in the city of Rotterdam. It is the culmination of a great artist’s career.
