Flemish modernism.
Words, images, sounds
that wanted to change the world.

Modernism in the picture

In Landscape with Nudes (1921), Campendonk disrupts time and space. The characters that populate the painting are loosely connected. None of them seem to understand why or how we ended up in this disjointed world.

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13 januari 2026
Heralds of Modern Music
Schouwburg Rex, Mol
Experience Modernist Flemish Music of Paul van Ostaijen’s Time…

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29 november 2025
Jong Landschap
Jakob Smitsmuseum, Mol
Dynamism! presents: Jong Landschap the cut-up world from Bruegel to…

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9 October 2025
OPENING exhibition Music-Hall
Antwerp Province House
Launch of Dynamiek! with the premiere of Heralds of Modern…

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15 March 2025
Kataklump (in German)
Paul van Ostaijen, Heinrich Campendonk, Fritz Stuckenberg and the struggle…

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26 NOV 2024 – 30 MAR 2025
Music-Hall. Paul van Ostaijen and the soundtrack of the roaring twenties (in Dutch)
Museum Albert Van Dyck (Schilde)
With his debut collection Music-Hall, Paul van Ostaijen drew Dutch-language…

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22 NOV 2024
CATALOGUE – Music-Hall. Paul van Ostaijen and the soundtrack of the roaring twenties
With his debut collection Music-Hall, Paul van Ostaijen took Dutch-language…

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What is Flemish modernism, other than modernism that happened to take place in Flanders?

Dynamism! (re)tells the unique story of artistic renewal in Flanders at the beginning of the 20th century. In its full breadth. With Paul van Ostaijen as guide.

Dynamism! puts on a series of exhibitions and events. The destination is 2028 – the centenary of Paul van Ostaijen’s death.

Dynamism! is a project of the Paul van Ostaijengenootschap.

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