‘Architecture and Interiors. The Desire for Style’ at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
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“Architecture and Interiors. The Desire for Style” an exhibition of works surrounding De Stijl the Dutch artist movement is on view at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Hague.The selection of works on display features an overview of drawings, architectural models
‘Architecture and Interiors. The Desire for Style’ at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
“Architecture and Interiors. The Desire for Style” an exhibition of works surrounding De Stijl the Dutch artist movement is on view at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Hague.The selection of works on display features an overview of drawings, architectural models, and furniture by members of the influential art movement. Exhibited together for the first time the works explore the simple and straightforward approach that reveals itself to be more ambiguous and complex. The exhibit brings together works by artists associated with De Stijl and places them alongside design drawings and three-dimensional objects produced in previous decades. Through this arrangement, the show aims to highlight that the members of the movement created a new radical idiom all the while using existing techniques, materials and ideas.De Stijl also known as neoplasticism, was a Dutch artistic movement founded in 1917 in Leiden. The De Stijl consisted of artists and architects. The term De Stijl is used to refer to a body of work from 1917 to 1931 founded in the Netherlands. The architecture and interiors of De Stijl are famous around the world.Dutch architects and designers like Gerrit Rietveld, Theo van Doesburg, Cornelis van Eesteren and J.J.P. Oud blazed the trail for generations of progressive thinkers who came after them. In 2017, the Netherlands is celebrating a century of futuristic Dutch design. It marks the centenary of the launch of the De Stijl movement, introducing characteristics that still distinguish the Dutch Design movement of today.“Architecture and Interiors. The Desire for Style” runs from June 10 through September 17, 2017, at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Stadhouderslaan 41, 2517 HV Den Haag, Netherlands.For details, visit: www.gemeentemuseum.nlClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition. Read more
