Dadas on Art: Tzara, Arp, Duchamp and Others

by Lucy R. Lippard

Book Overview

A protest against the brutality of World War I and a rejection of traditional culture and aesthetics, the Dada movement proclaimed itself as anti-art. In the visual arts, literature, and graphic design, the Dadas shocked and scandalized audiences of the early 1900s with their expressions of disillusionment with politics and society. This select anthology reconstructs the movement's anarchic history and its harsh, vivid spirit by presenting the prose,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486456994
• ISBN13: 9780486456997
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"