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Dada
Dada or Dadaism , international nihilistic movement among European artists and writers that lasted from 1916 to 1922. Born of the widespread disillusionment engendered by World War I, it originated in Zürich with the poetry of the Romanian Tristan Tzara . Dada attacked conventional standar... Read more
Kurt Schwitters
Kurt Schwitters , 1887-1948, German artist. Influenced by Kandinsky, by Picasso's reliefs, and by Dada constructions, he invented Merz [trash] constructions—arrangements of diverse materials and objects. Schwitters created gigantic architectural structures out of rubbish. His collages ar... Read more
Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara , 1896-1963, French writer, b. Romania. He studied at the Univ. of Zürich, where he and his friends formulated the dadaist movement initially as a pacifist statement (see Dada ). His theories are expressed in Sept manifestes dada [seven dadaist manifestos] (1924). Tzara moved t... Read more
Jenny Holzer
Jenny Holzer 1950-, American artist, b. Gallipolis, Ohio. She links text and image in works of art composed of short aphorisms or longer declarations. Influenced by Dada , conceptual art, and feminism, her works range from printed signs to LED word sculptures and from a huge electronic billboard i... Read more
Francis Picabia
Francis Picabia , 1878-1953, French painter. After working in an impressionist style, Picabia was influenced by cubism and later was one of the original exponents of Dada in Europe and the United States. He contributed to avant-garde periodicals and became associated with the Paris surrealists. ... Read more
Max Ernst
Max Ernst 1891-1976, German painter. After World War I, Ernst joined the Dada movement in Paris and then became a founder of surrealism . Apart from the medium of collage , for which he is well known, Ernst developed other devices to express his fantastic vision. In frottage he rubbed black c... Read more
Hans Richter
Hans Richter , 1888-1976, American artist, b. Germany. A painter and filmmaker, Richter was influenced by cubism and Dada and was a member of the Dutch de Stijl group (see Stijl, de ). His preoccupation with continuity led him first to scroll painting and then to the making of abstract films su... Read more
Man Ray
Man Ray 1890-1976, American photographer, painter, and sculptor, b. Philadelphia. Along with Marcel Duchamp , Ray was a founder of the Dada movement in New York and Paris. He is celebrated for his later surrealist paintings and photography. Among his inventions is the rayograph, a photograph obt... Read more
collage
collage [Fr.,=pasting], technique in art consisting of cutting and pasting natural or manufactured materials to a painted or unpainted surface—hence, a work of art in this medium. The art of collage was initiated in 1912 when Picasso pasted a section of commercially printed oilcloth to his cu... Read more
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp , 1887-1968, French painter, brother of Raymond Duchamp-Villon and half-brother of Jacques Villon . Duchamp is noted for his cubist-futurist painting Nude Descending a Staircase, depicting continuous action with a series of overlapping figures; it was the cause of great controver... Read more

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Dada
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Dada or Dadaism , international nihilistic movement...the poetry of the Romanian Tristan Tzara . Dada attacked conventional standards of aesthetics...unpredictable in artistic creation. In Berlin, Dada had political overtones, exemplified by the...
Idi Amin Dada
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Idi Amin Dada As president of Uganda (1971-1979) Idi Amin Dada (born c. 1925) became notorious for massive violations of human rights, economic decline, and social disintegration. Born between 1925 and 1927 in Koboko, West Nile Province...
Hans Richter
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...both the Zurich and the Berlin phases of Dada, abstract cinema (in collaboration with...he did contribute to their journal, Dada, and occasionally participated in their...work in Zurich included two group shows, Dada and Die Neue Kunst: Dada, in 1917 and...
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1943) was an active member of the Zurich Dada group, a participant in the "International...and in the evenings she participated in Dada sorées, usually in disguise...Arp and Taeuber were involved in many Dada events in Zurich. Taeuber's interests...
Max Ernst
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Ernst (1891-1976), a leading figure in the Dada and surrealist movements, possessed an amazing...s main production when he was active in the Dada group in Cologne from 1919 to 1922. The Dada movement with its irreverent attitude to conventional...
Francis Picabia
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...century and became best known as a leader of Dada in Paris. Francis Picabia viewed his art...that trip to New York. Machine Style to Dada When World War I began in Europe, Picabia...Mother. The leader of Zürich Dada, Tristan Tzara, moved to Paris in January...
Kurt Schwitters
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Huelsenbeck, one of the leaders of the Berlin Dada group, to exclude him from their activities...first time in the United States. At the Dada congress in Weimar in 1922 he met the Dutch...the "Ursonate," a sound-poem in the Dada tradition, originally inspired by Raoul...
Language Development
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence ...it is not directed at them recognize "dada," "mama," "bye-bye" consistently...crying to get attention use "mama" and "dada" for any person shout and scream repeat...12 months, most children use "mama/dada" appropriately. They add new words each...
Jean Arp
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1921. Arp was one of the founders of the Dada group in 1916, which held its tumultuous...with Ernst and others to found the Cologne Dada group. Arp settled in Paris in 1922...Barr, Jr., ed., Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism (1936; 3d ed. 1947...
Man Ray
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...was the principal American artist in the Dada movement. Man Ray was born in Philadelphia...that Ray became important in the New York Dada group, he gave up conventional methods...Duchamp to publish the one issue of New York Dada (1921). Ray was interested in obtaining...

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Dada
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas DADA. Presided over by the poet and essayist Tristan...1963), who served as its principal spokesman, dada was the first truly international avant-garde movement. Although the term dada was invented in Zurich, the movement's origins...
Neo-Dada
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Neo-Dada. A term that has been applied to various styles, trends, or works that are perceived as reviving the methods or spirit of Dada . It has been used as a synonym for Nouveau Réalisme and Pop art , for example, and has been applied to the work of Jasper Johns .
dada
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English da·da / ˈdada; -də / • n. inf. one's father.
Amin Dada, Idi
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Amin Dada, Idi ( c. 1925–2003) Ugandan head of state (1971–79). Possessed of only rudimentary education, Amin...
Neo-Dada Organizers
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Neo-Dada Organizers. A group of Japanese artists based in Tokyo, active from 1960 to 1963. Those associated with it included Genpei Akasegawa...
Ray, Man
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Marcel Duchamp and helped form the New York Dada group; 1916—begins to experiment...one-man exhibition at the "exposition Dada"; 1923—makes first film...Belz, Carl, The Role of Man Ray in the Dada and Surrealist Movements, Princeton...
Arp, Jean
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art ...where he was one of the founders of the Dada movement and met his future wife Sophie...abstract polychrome relief carvings in wood ( Dada Relief , Kunsthaus, Basle, 1916). In...lived in Cologne, where he continued his Dada activities in collaboration with his friend...
Restany, Pierre
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art ...entitled ‘40° au-dessus de Dada ’ (40 Degrees above Dada), and this offended one of the leading members...spiritual—linked to the anarchy of Dada. Restany had intended to convey the idea that...
Ernst, Max
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art ...citizen in 1958, one of the major figures of Dada and even more so of Surrealism . He was born at...in 1914) he became the leader of the city's Dada group. In 1920 he organized one of Dada's most famous exhibitions in the conservatory...
Picabia, Francis
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...Ray were involved in the first stirrings of Dada. After moving to Barcelona (where he lived...returning to Paris, where he helped to launch the Dada movement. However, in 1921 he denounced Dada for being no longer ‘new’...

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father
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus father • noun   1. his mother and father synonyms : dad; daddy, pop, pa, dada, papa; old man, patriarch, paterfamilias.   2. literary the religion of my fathers synonyms : ancestor, forefather...

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Dada Shows Strong International Financial Presence, in First Half 2007.
Business Wire; 9/12/2007; 700+ words ; ...from International Business NEW YORK -- Dada S.p.A. (MTAX STAR: DA.MI), an...entertainment services, and parent company of Dada USA, reported its earnings for the first...The strong revenue growth was fueled by Dada's international activities representing...
Dada Mobile Acquires Upoc Networks; Strengthens Position in the American Mobile Market through Upoc's Relationships with Wireless Carriers and Added Subscriber Base.
Business Wire; 8/22/2006; 700+ words ; NEW YORK -- Dada S.p.A. (MTAX of the Italian Stock...wholly owned New York-based subsidiary Dada Mobile Inc., a leader in the U.S...and mobile value added services market. Dada Mobile is the first social networking community...
Dada S.p.A's 2006 Year End Results Show a 59.4% Revenue Increase from 2005.(Financial report)
Business Wire; 2/13/2007; 700+ words ; Dada Earns $144 million in 2006 While International...37% of Total Revenue FLORENCE, Italy -- Dada S.p.A. (MTAX STAR Segment of the Italian...entertainment services and parent company of Dada USA, released its year end financials for...
Dada S.p.A. Partners with Audible Magic to Protect User Uploaded Content.
Business Wire; 7/11/2007; 700+ words ; ...social networking websites NEW YORK -- Dada S.p.A. (MTAX STAR: DA.MI), an...entertainment services and parent company of Dada USA, today announced a deal with Audible...detect copyrighted music and music video on Dada's social networking site in the United...
Dada Entertainment Partners With Mozes to Drive Premium Content Sales With Mobile Campaigns.
PR Newswire; 9/9/2008; 700+ words ; ...Millions of Fans Using Mozes Will Now Have Access to Dada.net's Extensive Music Content On Their Mobile Phones NEW YORK, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Dada Entertainment, (http://www.dada.net/) an innovator in digital and mobile entertainment...
Dada Entertainment Offers Members Access To Full Length MP3s Via Online Storefront.
Business Wire; 5/13/2008; 700+ words ; ...Products for the Mobile Space, Including Ringtones, Wallpapers, and Games NEW YORK -- Dada Entertainment (www.dada.net), the joint venture between Dada USA, Inc. and SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, today announced the addition of DRM-free...
Dada 9 Month 2006 Revenues Increase Year on Year by 72.6% to Euro 80.1 Million ($102.8 Million).
Business Wire; 11/15/2006; 700+ words ; ...of Total Revenue FLORENCE, Italy -- Dada S.p.A. (MTAX STAR Segment of the...entertainment services and parent company of Dada USA, released its third quarter financials...the third quarter of 2005, during which Dada started the Internationalization of its...
Dada S.p.A's 2007 Q1 Results Show a 56 Revenue Increase from Q1 2006.(Financial report)
Business Wire; 5/14/2007; 700+ words ; Dada Earns $47.8 Million in Q1 with Consumer...Accounting for 72 of Total Revenue NEW YORK -- Dada S.p.A. (MTAX STAR: DA.MI), an international...entertainment services, and parent company of Dada USA, reported its earnings for the first...
Dada Acquires Blogo, the Most Popular Specialised Blogging Network in Italy.
Business Wire; 2/27/2007; 700+ words ; ...and over 16 million monthly page visits. NEW YORK -- Dada S.p.A. (MTAX of the Italian Stock Exchange: DA...player in the blog community, through its subsidiary Dada Mobile. Dada's aqcuistion of Blogo comes after buying out 30% of...
Dada Acquires Namesco Ltd., UK Leader in Domain Registration and Hosting Services.
Business Wire; 7/23/2007; 700+ words ; ...in Internet and domain & hosting, Dada is moving forward to strengthen its leadership...international expansion. FLORENCE, Italy -- Dada (listed on the Italian Stock Market...Spanish company Nominalia in August 2006, Dada's purchase of Namesco is part of Dada...