Dada Pop-Up: The Absurdities of Our Times
May 8, 2014Dada on Tour
May 18, 2014Presented by Zurich Meets New York: A Festival of Swiss Ingenuity in partnership with with Dada 100 Zurich 2016, Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, and Whitebox Art Center
May 18 – 22, 2014
Sunday, May 18 @ 11-6PM | Opening Celebration
Participating Artists:
Jean Arp
Hugo Ball
André Breton
Marcel Duchamp
Baroness Elsa von Freytag Loringhoven
Francis Picabia
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Tristan Tzara
… and others
Born at Zurich’s Cabaret Voltaire in 1916, the Dada movement quickly spread to cities such as New York, Berlin and Paris. Enter a “nomadic” tent and discover the visions, actions, scandals and love stories of 165 Dadaists: Jean Arp, Hugo Ball, André Breton, Marcel Duchamp, Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, Francis Picabia, Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Tristan Tzara, among others. The multimedia installation features the “Starry Heaven of Dada,” mapping the journey of this international art movement from 1916 to 1923.
Zürich Meets New York: A Festival of Swiss Ingenuity, May 16-23, 2014, highlights the contemporary relevance of visionary movements and ideas born in Zurich and their impact on American culture. Building on the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Dada movement and Zurich’s role as a 21st-century hub for artistic and scientific innovation, the festival features 25 events at venues across the city, and is presented by the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, the City of Zurich, ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich (UZH).
Free admission
Press
Hyperallergic, Still Gaga for Dada, 100 Years Later, by Christopher Atamian
Caption : Schweizerisches Literaturarchiv (SLA), Bern. Estate Hugo Ball/ Emmy Hennings
