THEO VAN DOESBURG (1883/1931) E KURT SCHWITTERS (1887-1948)
THEO VAN DOESBURG (1883/1931) E KURT SCHWITTERS (1887-1948)
Kleine Dada Soirée 1922
Offset lithograph on paper.
11.81 x 11.81 in.
In 1922, Kurt Schwitters and Theo van Doesburg went on tour to spread the "Gospel of Dada". Their chaotic campaign of lectures and performances took Holland by storm, and this poster was their official merch. Like a contemporary band poster, this flier for the Kleine Dada Soirée was both an art object, a souvenir, and an event program, describing the evening’s festivities including ragtime music by Erik Satie, insufferable abstract poetry by Schwitters, and something mysteriously called “Dadasofie” by Doesburg. The real highlight of the object though was its multilingual slogans, which included “Dada est contre le futur, Dada est mort, Dada est idiot, vive Dada!”.
Bibliografia/Literature
S. Wrede, The Modern Poster, The Museum of Modern Art: Distributed by New York Graphic Society Books/Little, Brown and Co 1988, pag. 102 n°84.
J. Andel - M. Wilson, The Avant-Garde book 1900 - 1945, Franklin Firnance, New York 1989, pag. 38.
Nicholas Draffin, Prints in Germany 1880-1940, Sydney, 1989, n° 7-8.
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THEO VAN DOESBURG (1883/1931) E KURT SCHWITTERS (1887-1948)
Kleine Dada Soirée 1922
Offset lithograph on paper.
11.81 x 11.81 in.
In 1922, Kurt Schwitters and Theo van Doesburg went on tour to spread the "Gospel of Dada". Their chaotic campaign of lectures and performances took Holland by storm, and this poster was their official merch. Like a contemporary band poster, this flier for the Kleine Dada Soirée was both an art object, a souvenir, and an event program, describing the evening’s festivities including ragtime music by Erik Satie, insufferable abstract poetry by Schwitters, and something mysteriously called “Dadasofie” by Doesburg. The real highlight of the object though was its multilingual slogans, which included “Dada est contre le futur, Dada est mort, Dada est idiot, vive Dada!”.
Bibliografia/Literature
S. Wrede, The Modern Poster, The Museum of Modern Art: Distributed by New York Graphic Society Books/Little, Brown and Co 1988, pag. 102 n°84.
J. Andel - M. Wilson, The Avant-Garde book 1900 - 1945, Franklin Firnance, New York 1989, pag. 38.
Nicholas Draffin, Prints in Germany 1880-1940, Sydney, 1989, n° 7-8.
