ARH 2000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 23: Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Photomontage
1 Mar 2020
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Dada - an artistic movement which began in protest of the horrors of wwi. Arrived at the name by sticking a knife randomly in a dictionary. In their eyes, the causes of the war was embedded in european traditional values, which they sought to overturn. They rejected most moral, social, political, and aesthetic values; thought it was pointless to try to find order and meaning in a chaotic world. Marcel duchamp was the most radical of the dadaists and offered mass-produced objects as artworks, calling them readymades. Signed a snow shovel and titled it in advance of the broken arm. Bought a postcard of the mona lisa and drew a moustache and beard on her. The american artist man ray, a friend of duchamp, was a dada leader in the u. s. His works include paintings, photographs, and assembled objects. He glued a row of tacks to the smooth surface of an iron and titled it gift.
