Dadaism

Question 1

Founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1916, one group of artists expressed their disillusionment in their art.

It protested the madness of World War I. In this first global war, millions of people either suffered or died. It is no wonder that these artists felt they could no longer trust reason and society. Their alternative was to overthrow all authority, tradition, and cultivate absurdity.

Answer 1

Dadaism

Question 2

Known as “?” the movement got its name from a nonsense word. Throughout its brief lifespan of 6 years, It seemed nonsensical, but it had a nonsense aim.

Answer 2

Dada

Question 3

was the most well-known Dadaist, whose earliest work was a ready-made bicycle-wheel mounted on a kitchen stool (1913). His most outrageous work was the Fountain (1917), an industrial porcelain urinal, set sideways and signed “R Mutt”, his pseudonym

Answer 3

Marcel Duchamp