08 Dadaism: Early 20th Century Nonsense and Chaos

Dadaists made photomontages, sculptures, and readymades that were weird and absurd. Artists such as Hannah Höch, Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, and Marcel Duchamp pushed the boundaries of what could be considered art. If you’ve ever felt like the world doesn’t make sense, then you’ll want to tune in for Klaire Lockheart’s explanation of Dada.
Art and Artwork: Marcel Duchamp (Fountain ), Jean/Hans Arp (Collage Arranged According to the Laws of Chance), Sophie Tauber-Arp (Dada Head), Hannah Höch (Cut with the Kitchen Knife Dada through the Beer-Belly of the Weimar Republic, Indian Dancer: From an Ethnographic Museum), Raoul Housmann, Alfred Stieglitz, Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (Enduring Ornament, God, Fountain), Morton Schamberg, and André Breton
Additional Topics: Existential Crisis, World War I, Hugo Ball, Emmy Hennings, Cabaret Voltaire, Tristan Tzara, World War II, “The Painter,” American Society of Independent Artists, Beatrice Wood (“The Richard Mutt Case”), and Richard Mutt
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