1. 1916-1925 Zurich, Berlin, Paris, Cologne, New York
Dada
Zurich, Berlin, Paris, Cologne, New York

2. Dada Characteristics Concept over execution Ready-mades
Name “Dada” can be assigned a meaning as wished by anyone
No oil on canvas (rejected!)
Collage and photomontage
Questioning of art itself
Response to the brutality of civilization and the rejection of producing anything ‘beautiful’ to reward a cruel civilization

3. Main Artists
Hugo Ball, German actor, opened the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, 1916
Marchel Duchamp, French artist, took Dada to New York when he left Europe to escape the war – readymade piece The Fountain, 1917
Kurt Schwiiters, German artist
Hannah Hoch, German artist

4. Hugo Ball reciting “Karawane” at the Cabaret Voltaire

5. Marcel Duchamp Fountain, 1917, readymade, porcelain and enamel paint
L.H.O.O.Q., 1919, assisted readymade, pencil on reproduction

6. Schwitters & Hoch Berlin Dada produced visual art, as compared to literary
Merzbild 5B, 1916, collage, tempura & crayon on cardboard
Dada Dance, 1922, photomontage .