ABSTRACT
This chapter explores and illustrates the nature and the extent of Polish–Dutch and Polish–Belgian relationships and cultural mobility within the avant-garde network. The Dutch avant-garde is often associated with De Stijl – a journal that forwarded new ideas on the visual arts, architecture and literature published in Leiden, Scheveningen and The Hague between 1917 and 1928, with its final issue in 1932. Besides De Stijl – which became the primary focus of the post-war avant-garde historiography and became synonymous with Dutch modern art – the Dutch avant-garde scene was influenced and reflected by other periodicals, including, among others Mecano, The Next Call, Het Woord and Internationale Revue i10. Cultural mobility between the Polish and Belgian avant-gardes dates back to the early 1920s when correspondence between their representatives and mutual exchange of their periodicals began. Contacts with Dutch avant-garde artists were quite well reflected in Polish avant-garde publications, which often featured their articles and artworks.
