The Independents

The Independents arose as a resistance to the established art and were founded as a 'modern denominational society' in Amsterdam. They wanted expressive freedom for the individual in work and exhibition through a biannual jury-free exhibition. During such an exhibition, various works from very different movements could be seen. After the First World War, the Independents were of great importance to all artists who worked on their own free views and who had an opportunity to exhibit through the jury-free association. They played a major role in the turnaround in the visual arts that took place at the beginning of the twentieth century.