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The First World War brought radical changes to the world, and art responded with breaks in tradition and provocative concepts. Whereas Dadaists such as Hannah Höch exposed society in seemingly absurd, naïve collages using fragments of daily life, artists such as Kurt Schmitters documented the harsh...

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Other Authors: Moritz, Reiner E., 1938- (Director), Peck, Bob, 1945-1999 (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Germany : ArtHaus Musik, 2012.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Höch, Hannah, > 1889-1978 > Criticism and interpretation.
Höch, Hannah, > 1889-1978
Dadaism.
Neue Sachlichkeit (Art)
Dadaïsme.
Dadaism
documentary film.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The First World War brought radical changes to the world, and art responded with breaks in tradition and provocative concepts. Whereas Dadaists such as Hannah Höch exposed society in seemingly absurd, naïve collages using fragments of daily life, artists such as Kurt Schmitters documented the harsh realism of life in his painting, Merzbild 25A.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed August 17, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (10 min.)
Playing Time:00:09:58