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Dada |
1916 to 1930 Zurich, Berlin, and New York Dada A state of mind and a way of life facing an insane world with absurdity and activism Anti war anti nationalist anti materialism anti art movement asreaction to horrors of ww1 Against traditional art, use performance, poetry, noise music, readymades, photomontage, found art and demonstrations instead Advocates chance and thr accident in artistic process and concepts |
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Hugo Ball |
Hugo Ball, Zurich Dada: What kind of art form is Ball’s work at Café Voltaire? Why is it Dada? What did Dada advocate in the face of the horrors of WWI?
Cardboard costume to perform sound poetry, connected syllabels and sounds, not actually words Performance Art After horrors of WWI, how could artists continue with traditionalart? |
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Man Ray |
Man Ray, New York Dada: Why is this object Dada? What is a Readymade? Readymade: preexisting object, art can be made from anything, but the idea is key Ubsurd as an iron because it would shred clothes, not iron them Antithetical, juxtaposition, mundane can be art, the concrpt or idea is what is individual
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Hausmann |
Raoul Hausmann, Berlin Dada: What was “the spirit of our time” according to Hausmann in this sculpture? What were Berlin Dada artists reacting to in their historical moment?
Head with collapsable cup, ruler, numbers, and other old tools and items related to tech. Art mixing with engineering like futurists and russian constructivists We become blockhead mannequins bc of technology, negative commentary on tehcnology Blames technology for wwi and other horrors like thr rise of the Nazi socialist power |
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Heartfield |
John Heartfield, Berlin Dada: What is the artist saying here? What’s his medium? Disgusted by german nationalism that lead to wwi and hitler, changed his name to be more english. Dedicated to germany but not facism or nazisim Takes sacred image of the christmas tree and corrupts it with swastikas. Was persecuted and fled germany. Photo montage, collapsing photos together |
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Degenerate Art |
Degenerate Art (Entartete Kunst) exhibit: By whom and for what purpose was this exhibit organized? How did it portray modern art? Hitler's cohort established the exhibition in attempt to mock and laugh at modern art. Degenerate, jewish, sexualized artists. Graffiti, bad displays and lighting |
