Texts by Frederick Kiesler

2002

“Some Notes on Show Windows.” In: Tank. 3.6 (2002). 164-165.

1966

Inside the Endless House. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966.

“The Future: Notes on Architecture as Sculpture.” In: Art in America. 54.3. (May-June 1966). 57-68.

“The Grotto for Meditation.” In: Craft Horizons. 26.4 (July-August 1966). 22-27.

1965

“Kiesler by Kiesler.” In: Architectural Forum. 123.2 (September 1965). 64-71.

“Second Manifesto of Correalism.” In: Art International. 9.2 (March 1965). 16-17. 

1964

“Art in Orbit.” In: Nation. 11.05.1964. 486-488.

“Breaking the Strait Jacket.” In: Show. 4.3 (March 1964). 76-77.

“Endless Sculpture.” In: Time. 83.20 (15.05.1964). 86.

“The Universal.” In: The Ideal Theatre: Eight Concepts. (Exh. cat.) New York: American Federation of Arts, 1964. 93-104.

Environmental Sculpture. (Exh. cat.) New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1964. 

1961

“Die Wunderstadt Brasilia.” In: Aufbau. 27.5 (03.02.1961). 18.

1960

“Brasilia.” In: Harper’s Bazaar. 93.2981 (April 1960). 122.

“Form is a Language.” In: Art News. 59.2 (April 1960). 34.

“Hazard and the Endless House.” In: Art News. 59.7 (November 1960). 46-48.

“To the Art Editor.” In: New York Times. 17.04.1960.

“Wolkenkratzer in der Wüste.” In: Aufbau. 15.01.1960. 22.

1959

“Art is the Teaching of Resistance.” In: College Art Journal. 18.3 (Spring 1959). 236-238.

“Frank Lloyd Wright.” In: It Is. 4 (Autumn 1959). 27.

1958

“Is Today’s Artist with or against the Past? Part 2.” In: Art News. 57.5 (September 1958). 38.

“Renouvellement du théatre.” In: Aujourd’hui Art et Architecture. 17 (May 1958). 38.

1957

“Design in Continuity: The World House Gallery.” In: Architectural Forum. 107.4 (October 1957). 126-131.

“Flowing Gallery: New York World House Galleries.” In: Time. 69.5 (February 1957). 60. (With Armand Bartos.)

“The Art of Architecture for Art.” In: Art News. 56.6 (October 1957). 38-43, 50.

1956

“Mozart: 1956-1756. A Modern Artist Appraises Mozart the Artist and his Bicentennial.” In: Art News. 54.9 (January 1956). 22-25.

“Shrine of The Book.” In: Architectural Record. 119.6 (June 1956). 20. (With Armand Bartos.) 

1952

“Note on Correalism.” In: Fifteen Americans. (Exh. cat.) New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1952. 

1951

“A Symposium on how to Combine Architecture, Painting and Sculpture.” In: Interiors. 110.01 (May 1951).

“Honest Craftmanship.” In: Saturday Review. 05.05.1951.

“Putting Design to Work.” In: Saturday Review of Literature. 01.09.1951. 23.

“Theaterprojekte.” In: Bauen und Wohnen. 11 (1951). 2-4. 

1950

“The Endless House and its Psychological Lighting.” In: Interiors. 60.4 (November 1950). 122-129.

The Muralist and the Modern Architecture. (Exh. cat.) New York: Kootz Gallery, 1950.

1949

“Manifeste du Corréalisme.” In: L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui. 2 (June 1949). 79-105.

“Pseudo-Functionalism in Modern Architecture.” In: Partisan Review. 16.7 (July 1949). 733-742.

1948

“Totem of all Religions.” In: Partisan Review. 15.12 (December 1948).

1947

“L’Architecture magique de la Salle de Superstition.” In: Le Surréalisme en 1947. (Exh. cat.) Ed. André Breton, and Marcel Duchamp. Paris: Galerie Maeght, 1947. 131-134.

1946

“Art and Architecture: Notes on the Spiral Theme in Recent Architecture.” In: Partisan Review. 13.1 (Winter 1946). 98-103.

1945

“Les Larves d’Imagie d’Henri Robert Marcel Duchamp.” In: View. 1 (March 1945). 24.

1944

“Endless House.” (Photomontage) In: VVV. 4 (February 1944). 60-61.

1943

“Design-Correlation as an Approach to Architectural Planning.” In: VVV. 2-3 (March 1943). 76ff.

“New Display Techniques for Art of This Century.” In: Architectural Forum. 78.2 (February 1943). 49-50.

“Twin-Touch Test.” In: VVV. 2-3 (March 1943).

1942

“Some Testimonial Drawings of Dream Images.” In: VVV. 1 (June 1942). 27-32.

1939

“On Correalism and Biotechnique. A Definition and Test of a New Approach to Building Design.” In: Architectural Record. 86.3 (September 1939). 60-75.

1937

“The Architect in Search of… Design Correlation. A Column on Exhibits, the Theater and the Cinema.” In: Architectural Record. 81.2 (February 1937). 7-15.

“Design-Correlation.” In: Architectural Record. 81.5 (May 1937). 53-59.

“Design-Correlation. Animals and Architecture.” In: Architectural Record. 81.4 (April 1937). 87-92.

“Design-Correlation. Certain Data Pertaining to the Genesis of Design by Light. Part I.” In: Architectural Record. 82.7 (July 1937). 89-92.

"Design-Correlation. Certain Data Pertaining to the Genesis of Design by Light. Part II.” In: Architectural Record. 82.8 (August 1937). 79-84.

"Design-Correlation. Towards a Prefabrication of Folk Festival.” In: Architectural Record. 81.6 (June 1937). 93-96.

“Stage Scenery.” In: Architectural Record. 81.3 (March 1937). 142-144.

1936

“Murals Without Walls. Relating to Gorky’s Newark project.” In: Art Front. 2.11 (December 1936). 10-11.

1934

“Costume Designs for Helen Retires.” In: Theatre Arts Monthly. 18.5 (May 1934). 358-359.

“Notes on Architecture. The Space-House. Annotations at Random.” In: Hound and Horn. 7.2 (January-March 1934). 293-297.

“Notes on Improving Theatre Design.” In: Theatre Arts Monthly. 18.9 (September 1934). 726-730.

“One Living Space Convertible into Many Rooms.” In: Home Beautiful. 44.1 (January 1934). 32-33

“Space-House.” In: Architectural Record. 75.14 (January 1934). 44-61.

“Wanted: An American Bauhaus for Industrial Design.” In: American Magazine of Art. 27.6 (June 1934). 307-312.

1932

“A Festival Shelter. The Space Theatre for Woodstock, New York.” In: Shelter. 2.4 (May 1932). 42-47.

“Hommage à Theo van Doesburg.” In: De Stijl. Dernier numéro (January 1932). 53-54.

“In Memoriam: Theo van Doesburg.” In: Shelter. 2.3 (April 1932). 29.

“The Universal. A Multi-Purpose Community Center Theater Designed For Woodstock, N. Y.” In: Architectural Forum. 57 (December 1932). 535-542.

1931

“Notes d’Amérique.” In: Cahiers d’Art. 6.3 (1931). 165-166.

1930

Contemporary Art Applied to the Store and its Display. New York: Brentano, 1930.

1929

“Building a Cinema Theatre.” In:  New York Evening Post. 02.02.1929.

The Modern Show Window and Store Front. New York: Brentano, 1929.

“Tracing of an Architect.” In: Inaugural Program. New York: Film Guild Cinema, 1929.

1927

“L’Architecture élémentarisée.” In: De Stijl. 79-84 (1927). 101-102.

1926

“Debacle of the modern Theatre.” In: International Theatre Exposition. (Exh. cat.) New York, 1926.

“Eintritt 75 Cents.” In: G. Material zur elementaren Gestaltung. Ed. Hans Richter. April 1926.

“Erneuerung des Theaters.” In: De Stijl. 7 (1926).

“La Cité en l’air.” In: G. Material zur elementaren Gestaltung. Ed. Hans Richter. 4 (March 1926). 10.

“School of the Theatre.” In: New York Telegram. 22.03.1926.

“The Theatre is Dead.” In: Little Review. (Special Edition: International Theatre Exposition). 11.2 (Winter 1926). 6.

“The Theatre of the Future.” In: World. February 1926.

1925

“Ausstellungssystem Leger und Träger.” In: De Stijl. 6 (1925).

“Ménagerie des Art Décoratifs et Industriels. Modernes Paris 1925.” In: Der Querschnitt. 5.7 (Juli 1925). 609-612.

“Vitalbau – Raumstadt – Funktionelle Architektur.” In: De Stijl. 6 (1925).

1924

“Die Kulisse explodiert.” In: Pàsmo. 5-6 (1924).

Internationale Ausstellung neuer Theatertechnik, Konzerthaus. (Exh. cat.) Wien, 1924.

“Railway.” In: Pàsmo. 5-6 (1924).

“Schauspieler, Bildbühne, Raumbühne, Teil I und II.” In: Berliner Boersen Courier. 16./21.03.1924.

1923