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Dada (Early 20th Century)


Dada
Artistic and literary movement launched in Zurich in 1916 but shared by independent groups in New York, Berlin, Paris and elsewhere. The Dadaists channelled their revulsion at World War I into an indictment of the nationalist and materialist values that had brought it about. They were united not by a common style but by a rejection of conventions in art and thought, seeking through their unorthodox techniques, performances and provocations to shock society into self-awareness. ... (view more)

Artists Associated with Dada — 15 artists:

Hans Arp
Andre Breton
Marius De Zayas
Otto Dix
Marcel Duchamp
George Grosz
Raoul Hausmann
John Heartfield

Hannah Hoch
Marcel Janco
Francis Picabia
Man Ray
Hans Richter
Kurt Schwitters
Sophie Taeuber-Arp

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