Dada was an artistic movement which emerged in Zurich, Switzerland around 1915 during World War I, and lasted until the mid-1920’s. Dada artists challenged convention and expressed their opposition to nationalistic extremism and conformity by creating art by chance, and proclaiming manufactured goods, or readymades, as art. The Dada movement is known for highlighting the absurdity and the joy of life.
In 7th and 8th grade art classes we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Cabaret Voltaire, the artist hangout where the artists met to create the Dada movement and hold dramatic poetry readings and art shows. Students created their own mixed media artworks, some by the laws of chance!
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