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2017 marks the centenary of the founding of De Stijl.
De Stijl is without doubt the most important Dutch contribution to the international history of Twentieth Century art. Founded in The Netherlands in 1917, by Mondrian, Van Doesburg and Van der Leck amongst others, the movement quickly acquired an international quality after the end of World War I. Back in Paris Mondrian and Van Doesburg would further disseminate their ideas of ‘The New Plastic in Painting’ and they would be adopted by others.

In 1958 the journal STRUCTURE was founded by Dutch artist Joost Baljeu.
Based on the principles and …