Dada Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.

Dada art is “characterized by a concerted and sustained attempt to undermine cherished notions and assumptions about art.” – Kleiner Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. Tristan Tzara ca. 1918

“Cubism was a school of painting, Futurism a political movement: DADA is a state of mind.” – Andre Breton Dada was a reaction to “the insane spectacle of collective homicide” (war). – Kleiner Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. Hugo Ball Reciting Karawane at the Cabaret Voltaire, Zürich 1916 photograph

“Dada” refers to a child’s hobby horse in French. The founders selected the word DADA at random from a French-German dictionary (according to legend). “Dada” refers to a child’s hobby horse in French. But the word itself was likely chosen for its sound – like the repetition of a nonsense baby word. Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. Hugo Ball Karawane 1916 poem

“ready made” or “found art” collage automatic art Dada can be: art by chance “ready made” or “found art” collage automatic art free association activities Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. Jean Arp Collage Arranged According to the Laws of Chance 1916-17 torn and pasted paper 19 1/8 x 13 5/8 in.

Picabia was known for painting nonsense machines. They represented what the Dadaists saw as the absurdities of the modern machine age. Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. Francis Picabia Amorous Procession 1917 oil on cardboard 38 1/4 x 29 1/8 in.

Francis Picabia Portrait of Cezanne 1920 mixed media Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. Francis Picabia Portrait of Cezanne 1920 mixed media

The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass) Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. Marcel Duchamp The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass) 1915-23 oil, lead wire, foil, dust, varnish, glass 8 ft. 11 in. x 5 ft. 7 in.

“Found objects,” or “ready made” sculptures are central to the Dada movement, and associated with Duchamp. Although many other artists since, including Picasso, have employed the practice. Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. Marcel Duchamp Bicycle Wheel 1913 assemblage 23 3/4 in. high

“The “artness” of this work lies in the artist’s choice of this object, which has the effect of conferring the status of art on it and forces the viewer to see the object in a new light.” – Kleiner Choice + Context: The artist chooses an object and places it in a context that establishes it as “art.” Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. 144. Marcel Duchamp Fountain 1917 porcelain urinal

Duchamp is seen as the most influential Dada artist. 144. Marcel Duchamp Fountain 1917 porcelain urinal Duchamp is seen as the most influential Dada artist. This is his first “ready made”. He took mass produced objects and “rectified” them as art. The back is signed as R. MUTT and is a pseudonym for the Mott plumbing company and the Jeff comic strip. Duchamp forced the viewer to see objects in a new light. Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.

Marcel Duchamp L.H.O.O.Q. 1919 drawing on photographic reproduction XSlide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. Marcel Duchamp L.H.O.O.Q. 1919 drawing on photographic reproduction 7 3/4 in. x 4 1/8 in.

“Contradiction, paradox, irony, and even blasphemy are Dada’s bequest “Contradiction, paradox, irony, and even blasphemy are Dada’s bequest.” – Kleiner Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. Man Ray Gift 1921 flatiron with nails 6 1/2 in. high

Collage and Photomontage were techniques used by the Dadaists. The proliferation of print media in the early 20th century influenced the use of collage and photomontage. Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. Raoul Hausmann Tatlin at Home 1920 collage 16 1/8 x 11 in.

Raoul Hausmann Dada Siegt! 1920 watercolor and collage Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. Raoul Hausmann Dada Siegt! 1920 watercolor and collage on paper on board 23 5/8 x 17 3/4 in.

First International Dada Art Fair Berlin Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. First International Dada Art Fair Berlin 1920