Dada: Zurich, Berlin, Hannover, Cologne, New York, ParisAlong with Russian Constructivism and Surrealism, Dada stands as one of the three most significant movements of the historical avant garde. Born in the heart of Europe in the midst of World War I, Dada displayed a raucous skepticism about accepted values. Its embrace of new materials, of collage and assemblage techniques, of the designation of manufactured objects as art objects as well as its interest in performance, sound poetry and manifestos fundamentally shaped the terms of modern art practice and created an abiding legacy for postwar art. Yet, while the word Dada has common currency, few know much about Dada art itself. In contrast to other key avant-garde movements, there has never been a major American exhibition that explores Dada specifically in broad view. Dada--the catalogue to the exhibition on view in 2006 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington and The Museum of Modern Art in New York presents the hybrid forms of Dada art through an examination of city centers where Dada emerged: Zurich, Berlin, Cologne, Hanover, New York and Paris. Covered here are works by some 40 artists made in the period from circa 1916, when the Cabaret Voltaire was founded in Zurich, to 1926, by which time most of the Dada groups had dispersed or significantly transformed. The city sections bring together painting, sculpture, photography, collage, photomontage, prints and graphic work. Relying on dynamic design and vivid documentary images, Dada takes us through these six cities via topical essays and extensive plate sections; an illustrated chronology of the movement; witty chronicles of events in each city center; a selected bibliography; and biographies of each artist--accompanied by Dada-era photographs. |
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... German origin were angliciz- ing their names , due to the social stigma associated with being German during World War I , the efforts of the New York dadaists to liberate themselves from conformism and challenge all forms of cultural ...
... German origin were angliciz- ing their names , due to the social stigma associated with being German during World War I , the efforts of the New York dadaists to liberate themselves from conformism and challenge all forms of cultural ...
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... German context that is so revealing , given Covert's German heritage and formal artistic training in Munich . The defeat of Germany , the colossal loss of life , and the return of shell- shocked and mutilated veterans inspired a ...
... German context that is so revealing , given Covert's German heritage and formal artistic training in Munich . The defeat of Germany , the colossal loss of life , and the return of shell- shocked and mutilated veterans inspired a ...
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... German dadaists such as Max Ernst and Johannes Baargeld . Dreier is known to have visited the Gesellschaft der Künste ( Society of Arts ) exhibi- tion in Cologne in October 1919 , where Ernst and Baargeld were forced to show their ...
... German dadaists such as Max Ernst and Johannes Baargeld . Dreier is known to have visited the Gesellschaft der Künste ( Society of Arts ) exhibi- tion in Cologne in October 1919 , where Ernst and Baargeld were forced to show their ...
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Dada: Zurich, Berlin, Hannover, Cologne, New York, Paris Leah Dickerman,Brigid Doherty No preview available - 2005 |
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abstract André Breton Angelika Anna Blume April Aragon Arensberg Artists Rights Society assemblage audience avant-garde Baargeld Baroness Berlin Dada Cabaret Voltaire Centre Pompidou Christian Schad collage création industrielle culture Dada Dada Fair Dada Painters Dada's dadaists Doesburg exhibition expressionist February film Francis Picabia French Gallery of Art George Grosz German gouache Hannah Höch Hannover Hans Arp Herzfelde International Dada issue Jean Crotti John Heartfield journal Kunst Kurt Schwitters Lissitzky Littérature machine manifesto Marcel Duchamp Max Ernst Merz Merzbau Modern Art montage movement Munich Musée national d'art Museum of Art Museum of Modern national d'art moderne-Centre National Gallery November Otto painting paper Paris Dada photograph photomontage poem poet poetry political portrait Private collection published Raoul Hausmann readymade Ribemont-Dessaignes Richard Huelsenbeck Richter Schamberg Schlichter sculpture Serner soirée Sophie Taeuber Sturm tion trans Tristan Tzara Untitled Walter Weimar wood World York Dada