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Dada

Europe, 1916-1924


Dada was a protest by a group of European artists against World War I, bourgeois society, and the conservativism of traditional thought. Its followers used absurdities and non sequiturs to create artworks and performances which defied any intellectual analysis. They also included random "found" objects in sculptures and installations.

The founders included the French artist Jean Arp and the writers Hugo Ball and Tristan Tzara. Francis Picabia and Marcel Duchamp were also key contributors.

The Dada movement evolved into Surrealism in the 1920's.
        

 
 
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Francis Picabia 1879-1953 French Painter
 
Jean Arp 1886-1966 German/French Painter/Sculptor
 
Raoul Hausmann 1886-1971 Austrian
 
Marcel Duchamp 1887-1968 French/American Conceptual Artist
 
Kurt Schwitters 1887-1948 German Painter/Sculptor
 
Hannah Hoch 1889-1978 German Painter
 
Man Ray 1890-1976 American Photographer/Painter
 
Max Ernst 1891-1976 German/French Painter
 
John Heartfield 1891-1968 German Engraver
 
George Grosz 1893-1959 German Painter
 
Marcel Janco 1895-1984 Israeli
 

 
 
 




 
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