Erwin Blumenfeld, Serge Charchoune, Marcel Duchamp, Otto Freundlich, George Grosz, Marcel Janco, Kurt Schwitters, Hans Richter, Sophie Taueber-Arp, etc.
Ernst Max
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Man Ray
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Picabia Francis
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Arp Jean
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Richter Hans
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Charchoune Serge
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Brauner Victor
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Grosz George
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Dada was born in Zurich in 1916. The movement spread to a few other cities, Berlin, Cologne, Hanover, New York, and Paris, which became its official headquarters. But Dadaism gained followers throughout the world. The movement officially lasted until 1924.
The word Dada first appeared in an article written by Hugo Ball in the review Cabaret Voltaire. Ball invoked all cultures, he praised Art Nègre and children’s spontaneity. Poet Tristan Tzara made contacts in different countries so that art works, books, reviews could be passed around and travelled to different countries in spite of the war. Dada was engaged directly in the process of living, it claimed independence in the name of creators, it rebelled against the conflicts that were tearing the world apart, and deeply questioned the very foundations of Western civilization. Dadaists organized public soirées, improvised special events; they published reviews and manifestoes, they experimented with language and poetry.
Dada found its expression in artistic theories, as well as in the way of living and thinking. It fought the supporters of fake art through irony, humor, scandal, subversion, and sometimes through direct violence.
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Others movements :
ITALIAN NOVECENTO -
RAYONNISM -
NEW FIGURATION -
Index chosen on the movements, important currents and events in the XX 2nd century art
I wanted to give here, with 46 various short introductions, some general elements on the movements or currents of art, groups or exhibitions, which concern the artists whose works are presented in gallery or were it recently. The table, above, will make it possible to visually locate the periods or dates in time.
Each entry is followed of a list of the principal artists belonging to the movement or current. It may be that there is only one simple relationship between such or such artist and the movement in which in theory one locates it (Click on the names in blue to reveal work or works currently in stock).
It will be understood, some movements are represented much than of others in my gallery. The same artist will be often found in several movements (as each one knows it, it was thus).
Although these some introductions, briefly developed, are not addressed to the specialists, they will forgive me the few lapses of memory or choices which would lend to discussion. I hope that these tiny introductions will be however useful to some of you. Michelle Champetier
