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Dada: Art and Anti-Art (World of Art)
Hans Richter
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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"Where and how Dada began is almost as difficult to determine as Homer's birthplace," writes Hans Richter, who was associated with the movement from its early days. Here, through selections from key manifestos and other documents of the time, he records Dada's history, from its beginnings in wartime Zurich to its collapse in the Paris of the 1920s. Dada led on from Expressionism, Cubism, and Futurism, and in turn prepared the way for Surrealism. It was enlivened by bizarre and extravagant personalities, notably Tristan Tzara, Francis Picabia, Hans Arp, Kurt Schwitters, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, and Man Ray, whose contributions are fully discussed. The spirit of Dada reappeared in the 1960s in movements such as Pop Art, which are surveyed in the final section.

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Important.......2007-05-13

Takes a good look at the Dada artist's and their work. The author was involved in Dada and made many crucial Dada works. One of the most interesting aspects of this book is that it talks about the relationships between the people involved in Dada, but doesn't stray to far from what is important...the original works.

Jackdaws Love My Big Sphinx Of Quartz.......2005-11-23

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You Are There.......2001-08-28

Hans Richter lived on the fringes of Zurich's Dada movement, and here offers a personal narrative of the Dada movement and its eventual successor, Surrealism. This was the first book I'd ever read on Dada and I found it quite sufficient -- all the personalities are introduced, and their motivations and how they came together are revealed. Richter is best in the earliest sections, while discussing the birth of the influential Cabaret Voltaire and how the First World War helped amplify Dada's influence in Europe. The book peters out a bit in later chapters, but is still a detailed look at the subject. If you are simply seeking an understanding of the movement, this book is a fast and entertaining read.

dada, where art thou?.......2001-03-27

In the interest of re-appropriating dada, read this book on the origins of the movement in Zurich at the Cabaret Voltaire. The Hanover period is less than compelling except for the brilliant Kurt Schwitters. His attempt to gatecrash the Club in Zurich led to marginal friendships with the progenitors - he was perceived as too bourgeois - and Schwitters went on to non-fame in exile in Britain, snubbed by the international art intelligentsia, which still denigrates his late work. Most interesting role? Hugo Ball, the impresario of the Cabaret Voltaire who championed the idea of the gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art) then dropped out to live in the Ticino in Tolstoi-esque self-induced poverty. Greatest sub-narrative? The battle for the ownership of dada by the hangers-on.

Good for reading in the car........1999-05-29

I bought this book in Flordia because I had to go to a wedding, and there wasn't much to do that I enjoyed. The photo plates are extra good because I had never seen the paintings that had to do with the men and women of Dada. There are many good photographs of the Dada people too. The events in the book are inscribed well, and the excitement is carried over into your very home and arms.

DADA: ART AND ANTI-ART (The Modern Artist and His World)

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DADA: ART AND ANTI-ART (The Modern Artist and His World)
Hans Richter
Manufacturer: McGraw Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000ML5CCS

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