Dada

A lot of artists become disillusioned with the war; those that were fled to Switzerland, which is a traditionally neutral country, and began to exchange ideas. They gathered at Cabaret Voltaire, named ironically for the philosopher that emphasized logic. Going into the war, the government makes a case that it is the only logical, reasonable thing to do. Seeing the death and destruction war causes, Dada artists adopt an anti-rational and anti-aesthetic to art. It’s almost nihilistic.

artwhat.

during my first ever survey of western art class, my professor explained the difference between historians and art historians. historians, she said, were interested in old things. art historians, on the other hand, were interested in old things of quality. you don't hang garbage up on the walls of a museum; it has to be substantial and it has to mean something. so here you go; old things, made mostly by dudes long dead, of debatable degrees of quality but always with a constant level of importance. think of this as a deck of flash cards... sans the whole cards part.

Hobo theme by Mike Ballan with minor edits by Jess