Dada: Art and Anti-Art (World of Art)
by Hans Richter
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An enlightening and entertaining first-hand account of Dada's beginnings and its proponents. Hans Richter is charming, funny and humble as he unwinds personal recollections and accounts of the various personalities and how they left their marks on Dada, and, in turn, the 20th century. The original spirit of the anti-art movement comes through clearly as he speaks of these restless souls; if their intention was to destroy art, they failed because they were all too creative not to have left art be...more
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As usual, not the same edition I have, not the same cover art.. but, whatever.. I wonder how many bks had "Anti-Art" in their titles before this one? Not many I imagine. This bk was written in the early 1960s when Richter, a major dadaist, was an old man - probably in his 60s. In chapter 8: "Neo-Dada", he writes about pop art by commenting: "The anti-aesthetic gesture of the 'ready-made', and the blasphemies of Picabia, now reappear in the guise of folk-art - as com...more
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Essential document of a time and a group that were against documentation of sorts. DADA is probably one of the great things, movements, a mere gesture, the party that is the most important aesthetic border-line political ever in the 20th Century. If world war one produced anything interesting, it must have been DADA.
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From the pen of a participant in the "Zurich Dada" art movement comes this accurate, to the best of his ability, recollection of the chronology of the dada art movement as it evolved into non-art, anti-art, and minimalism.
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Read in July, 2008
I loved reading about the Dada movement from one of the inside players. Sometimes because of his involvement the author's point of view is rather limited. But what an amazing resource to have this man's writing.
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Great introduction to the philosophical issues surrounding Dadaism. Also a plus: the author was part of the movement and friends with many of its major players.
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Read in January, 2004
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At times a bit dogged, but if you are interested in Dadaism you should check it out. It has some really colorful stories of Dada figures and their bizarre lives.
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Great overview of the dada movement written by dada painter and film-maker Hans Richter. Heavily illustrated and annotated. Excellent bibliography.
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Read in July, 1998
Primary documents and photographs make this a wonderful history of early Dada art and artists.
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Read in March, 1997
Great overview of the movement.
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