Dada: Zurich, Berlin, Hannover, Cologne, New York, Paris

by Michael Taylor, Jean Arp (Artist), Tristan Tzara (Artist)

The authoritative volume on the Dada movement, from Berlin to New York Now available in paperback, this lavishly illustrated and astonishingly comprehensive volume stands as the definitive study of the influential but deliberately elusive international Dada movement of the early twentieth century. Organized according to the primary city centers where this shifting, quintessentially avant garde movement emerged, Zurich, Berlin, Hannover, Cologne, New York, Paris features the work of 40 key artists, both infamous and lesser-known, including Louis Aragon, Hans Arp, Hugo Ball, André Breton, Otto Dix, Marcel Duchamp, Hannah Höch, Man Ray, Tristan Tzara and Kurt Schwitters, to name just a few, in media spanning painting, sculpture, photography, collage, photomontage, prints and graphic work. Dynamically designed with an uncommon intelligence suited to the complexity of the movement itself, it contains hundreds of reproductions of works which, until the major traveling exhibition of 2005 and 2006 for which this book was originally produced, had for the most part never been seen in one place together. Documentary images, topical essays and an invaluable illustrated chronology of the movement make this volume uniquely essential, along with witty chronicles of events in each city center, a selected bibliography and biographies of each artist, accompanied by Dada-era photographs.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Design, Reference, History

536 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 2005

About the author

Michael Taylor majored in English at Bloomsburg University, Pennsylvania, and also earned his Master’s degree in Education from the same university.

Reviews

[Chris Browning · Rating 5 out of 5]

As good a broad history of Dada as you’re going to get, written with intelligence and thoughtfulness. Nicely thorough too

[Tosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a huge and beautiful catalogue from the DADA Retrospective that took place in New York (MOMA) and Paris (Centre Pompidou). Wonderfully organized and just a thrill to get in its pages.

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

The accompanying catalog for the traveling Dada show, this book is beautiful and a wonderful source. Marcel Duchamp how I adore you.

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well worth its tome-y price tag.

[Tatiana · Rating 3 out of 5]

somehow, with my limited knowledge of art and the dada period, this is missing some of my favorite parts.