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Why is it called Dada art?
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Why it is called Dada art relates to the aim of the artists who worked in the movement. Dadaists sought to challenge the conception of art by producing pieces that defied norms and shocked or surprised their viewers. Dada is the French word for hobby horse. The Dadaists chose it almost at random because they liked the sound of it, and the term had nothing to do with art itself. As a result, it seemed an ideal name for art that challenged the notion of what was and wasn't art. Find an assortment of Dadaist art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
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Cloudy Night, Blue & White, Desert Modernism Home, Modern Shapes Cyanotype Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes and the desert modernism movement.
It's made by layering paper cutouts...
Category
2010s Dada Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Monotype
Bicycle Wheel replica from the Philadelphia Museum (Duchamp Estate authorized)
Located in New York, NY
After Marcel Duchamp
Bicycle Wheel replica from the Philadelphia Museum (estate authorized), 2002
Wheel and painted wood. In original box
11 × 6 1/2 × 3 4/5 inches
In original box pr...
Category
Early 2000s Dada Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1967 Exhibition original poster by Marcel Duchamp - Ready mades - Dada -
Located in PARIS, FR
Marcel Duchamp was one of the pioneers of Dada, a movement that challenged preconceived notions of what art should be and how it should be made. In the years leading up to World War I, Duchamp enjoyed success as a painter in Paris. But he soon abandoned painting almost entirely, explaining, "I was interested in ideas, not just visual products."
Seeking an alternative to representing objects in paint, Duchamp began to present objects as art...
Category
1960s Dada Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
" Meta " book & Manuscrit
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Tinguely ( 1925 - 1991 )
sculpteur, peintre , dessinateur suisse .
" Méta " .
31 x 24 x 3 cm .
Livre - sculpture original créé en 1973 .
inspiré des oeuvres de Marcel Ducham...
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1970s Dada Mixed Media
Materials
Paper
Man Ray “Les Grands Trans-Parents” Mirror, 71"H
By Man Ray
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Man Ray (American, 1890-1976); Simon Gavina (Italian, 1922–2007)
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Country of origin; materials: Italy; screenprint on mirror...
Category
20th Century Dada Mixed Media
Materials
Mirror, Screen
1972 Original poster - Musée National d'Art Moderne Man Ray exhibition
By Man Ray
Located in PARIS, FR
Original poster
In 1972, the Musée National d'Art Moderne devoted a major retrospective to Man Ray.
Like all the exhibitions held in collaboration with the artist at that time, it s...
Category
1970s Dada Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper
