2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Dutch art movement De Stijl. To celebrate, numerous inspiring events and exhibitions will take place throughout the Netherlands in 2017.
There are activities from Drachten to The Hague and from Utrecht to Eindhoven. The Mondrian House, the birthplace of Stijl artist Piet Mondrian, is also participating in the national programme.
De Stijl influenced many designers and architects and continues to inspire contemporary artists. The art movement originated in Leiden in 1917, with the founding of the magazine De Stijl by Theo van Doesburg. The artists who joined De Stijl sought a totally 'new art', which was also to modernise society. Piet Mondrian is the great example for all De Stijl artists. Even in contemporary times, the principles of De Stijl movement still inspire many Dutch designers, such as Hella Jongerius, Maarten Baas, Joris Laarman and Piet Hein Eek.
Programme throughout the Netherlands
The whole of the Netherlands is celebrating 100 years of De Stijl in 2017, with numerous large and small exhibitions taking place at various locations around the country. In The Hague, dive into the world's largest Mondrian collection and get to know this internationally renowned artist through 300 of his artworks. Stop in Leiden and Drachten for an introduction to founder Van Doesburg. Travel to the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo for an introduction to Helene Kröller-Müller's protégé Bart van der Leck. Experience how in Eindhoven and the surrounding area, the ideas of De Stijl still live on in the work of contemporary designers. And don't forget Winterswijk and many places in Brabant where the work of these and other artists affiliated with De Stijl and Dutch design can be seen.
In Amersfoort, there are exhibitions at Kunsthal KAdE and the Rietveld Pavilion in addition to the exhibition at the Mondrian House. At Kunsthal KAdE from 6 May to 3 September 2017 is the exhibition The Colours of The Style on view. Architecture centre FASadE in Amersfoort is organising an exhibition on Rietveld at the Rietveld Pavilion from 13 September 2017 to 8 January 2018 entitled Beyond De Stijl. Gerrit Rietveld and the 1950s.
Collaboration
The theme year Mondrian to Dutch Design is a collaboration between NBTC Holland Marketing, The Hague Marketing, Tourism Utrecht, Amersfoort Citymarketing, Visit Brabant, Leiden Marketing, Tourism Gelderland and Museum Drachten. Participating museums are Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Centraal Museum Utrecht, Museum de Lakenhal Leiden (in cooperation with. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam), Museum Drachten, Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Villa Mondriaan in Winterswijk, Mondriaanhuis Amersfoort, Kunsthal KAdE in Amersfoort, Pavilion Gerrit Rietveld De Zonnehof in Amersfoort, Rietveld-Schröderhuis in Utrecht, Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, Design Academy Eindhoven, TextielMuseum Tilburg, Gemeentemuseum Helmond, Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch and Moti in Breda.
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