Dada Flashcards
Marcel Duchamp • Fountain (1917)
Georgia O’Keeffe • An Orchid (1941)
Hanna Höch • Cut with the Kitchen Knife… (1919-1920)
Jacob Lawrence • The Migration Series #1 (1940-1941)
Dada
the style and techniques of a group of artists, writers, etc., of the early 20th century who exploited accidental and incongruous effects in their work and who programmatically challenged established canons of art, thought, morality, etc.
Readymade
ordinary manufactured objects that the artist selected and modified, as an antidote to what he called “retinal art”. By simply choosing the object (or objects) and repositioning or joining, titling and signing it, the object became art
Assisted Readymade
Combining two or more readymades so that they lose all practical function
Photomontage
A montage constructed from photographic images