Dadaism
A precursor to surrealism, the Dada movement stressed the absurd and unpredictable, lashing out against traditional standards of aesthetics. Jean Arp, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray were among the most famous proponents of Dada, creating works that dared viewers to expand their notions of what can be considered art.
Featured artists include:
Max Ernst, George Grosz, John Heartfield, Johannes Baader, Raoul Hausmann, Hannah Höch, Raoul Hausmann, Kurt Schwitters, Johannes Theodor Baargeld, Hans Arp, Marcel Duchamp, Francis Picabia, and Man Ray
About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre Series features:
- a detailed introduction with approximately 35 photographs, plus a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, etc.) that took place during the time period
- a selection of the most important works of the epoch; each is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and, on the facing page, a description/interpretation of the work and brief biography of the artist as well as additional information such as a reference work, portrait of the artist, and/or citations
About the author:
Dietmar Elger studied history, art history, and literature at Hamburg University. He has been involved in the organization of several exhibitions as well as in editing catalogues on modern and contemporary art. His publications include a catalogue raisonné of the work of Gerhard Richter, for whom he worked as assistant.
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Dadaism
Elger, Dr. Dietmar
Softcover, flaps, 18.5 x 23 cm (7.3 x 9.1 in.), 96 pages, $ 9.99 |
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"Mein Lieblingsbuch ist Dadaismus von Dietmar Elger. Das Buch hat die Qualität eines Kunstbuches und den Preis eines Taschenbuches. Gute Einführung in den Dadaismus. Ganz besonders gefällt mir die Grafik, Schriftwahl, die vielen Bilder und Zitate."
Chaiyo.de, Bern, Switzerland
Chaiyo.de, Bern, Switzerland
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