Dada: The Revolt of Art;New Horizons S

by dachy marc

This pocket-sized illustrated guide contains an introduction to the Dada movement which flourished all over Europe and in New York between 1915 and 1925

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, History, Art History

128 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2006

Reviews

[Elena Papadopol · Rating 4 out of 5]

"- Poezia este un mijloc de a comunica o anumita cantitate de umanitate, de elemente ale vietii, pe care o purtam in noi.

[...] Si cred ca a fost o greseala sa se spuna ca dadaismul, cubismul, futurismul se bazeaza pe un fond comun. Ultimele doua tendinte se sprijineau mai ales pe un principiu al perfectiunii tehnice sau intelectuale, in timp ce dadaismul nu s-a bazat niciodata pe vreo teorie si nu a fost decat un protest." - Tristan Tzara

[RAI · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesantă, dar parcă prea departe de spiritul DADA :(

[Corey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though admittedly a gloss on this complex subject there is still a lot of meat here. “Dada comes from the dictionary. It’s really quite simple. In French it means a small wooden horse. In German: farewell, goodbye, be seeing you. In Romanian: yes, really, you’re right, that’s it, fine, yes, yes, we’re taking care of it.” --Hugo Ball

[Ross · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not a simple narrative style, but it captures very well the radicalism, energy, imagination and eclecticism, as well as the (sometimes violent) clashes and controversy surrounding Dada from its emergence in 1916. The book illuminates the rejection by Dada of the Modernists and Soviet socialist realism, and the schism with the emergent Surrealists, that came to a head around 1923. Dada was borne out of the profound disillusionment following the madness of WW1. With its rejection of bourgeois taste, hierarchy, convention and politics of any kind, Dada inevitably contained the seeds of its own destruction (if it was to remain true to itself). The supplementary section, with correspondence (some letters from key players looking back, decades after the events) plus poems by the leading figures of Dada adds richness. In Dada one can find the origins of the approaches and attitudes of much that calls itself "contemporary", in today's art world.

[Hande · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good read to know the movement, not enough to understand it. The fact that the author overlooks some of the important details makes it a complicated narrative with a struggling audience.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interested in the story of Dadaism, but this was a little short for me absorb. Already forgetting details.

[Bănică Vlad-Ștefan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un rezumat foarte bun și accesibil al mișcării dada, mișcare importantă pentru înțelegerea peisajului artistic - cât și socio-politic - interbelic. 4/5

[James F · Rating 2 out of 5]

A rather short overview of the Dada movement, part of a series of small format introductory paperback books on various artists and schools; very heavily illustrated.

The book consists of four chapters; one on the origins of the movement in Zurich, one on the Berlin (and other German) Dadaists, one on the "Dada diaspora" in New York and elsewhere, and one on the Paris movement and the collapse of Dada.

This was really too concise, and some aspects were dealt with in a way that I found confusing; especially the various schisms and disputes, where I was never sure who was involved on which side and what the differences really were. There was also very little on the relationships of Dada to other artistic and political movements of the time. While I got some idea of the origin and evolution of the movement, I was left wanting to read something more substantial; I will be reading Hans Richter's book next.

[Christiana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sitting down to read an informative book about an art movement cover-to-cover? OMG MINDNUMBING. Gets two stars because the photos were interesting. The text was informative, I guess, but also slavishly admiring and replete with adjectives of lavish praise - which I really feel a history should not be!

Read for my WWI Literature class.

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've loved it, loved what they did, and I've almost felt its great life dimension. It's short, but it's a really good introduction for anyone interested in art, especially dada, which is anti-art, anti "ism".

[Kirk Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

one of those compact art books with glossy pages and plenty of pictures, good for a night of reading, after which you can move on with your life, incrementally changed. the writing, while not breathtaking, lets you feel both studious and entertained. the dada documents in the back are well chosen.

[Justyna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pocket sized - image rich - setting out the basics of the movement - i found the layout a bit difficult on the eye at times.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sprightly little introduction to my favorite "ism."

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

A surprisingly useful little book, with a few translations of primary sources in the back, which can be very hard to find in English. Worth the seven bucks I spent on it.

[Emylie]

I liked the layout of this book, lots of great images, compact...documents section at the end was helpful

[Lee Barry · Rating 4 out of 5]

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