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(10 pp) "From a distance these things, these Movements take on a charm that they do not have close up--I assure you." -- Marcel Duchamp, Letter to Ettie Stettheimer, 1921. Due to the conditions, and poverty present in Europe the art protest movement known as Dada, moved to New York, which had now replaced Paris after World War I as the heart of the world art scene and world art market. This discussion will center around three of the major players of the movement, Duchamp, Man Ray, and Picabia. We will also discuss how their work influenced that which was to follow. Bibliography lists 5 sources + 3 Man Ray photos

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known as Dada, moved to New York, which had now replaced Paris after World War I as the heart of the world art scene and world art market. This discussion will center around three of the major players of the movement, Duchamp, Man Ray, and Picabia. We will also discuss how their work influenced that which was to follow. European DaDa It helps to consider Duchamp statement in light of the nature of the times of post World War I. Although the name of the movement is up for grabs, these were a group of people, Duchamp included, who were protesting the butchery of war done in the name of the "civilized world" (Perloff ppg). It is almost as though these artists said to the world at large, so you think you know so much? You create war and destruction. If you can do this (the "creation" of war), then I can say this is art -or anything that I claim to be art can be art. In Duchamps case it was a urinal turned upside down - called the Fountain. And as you read some of the comments concerning its "fluid lines," or the "porcelain Buddha," with the knowledge of the artistic setting ,or the historic time involved , you can see that Duchamp believed he was making a both a social statement and an artistic point. You may not agree with the point, but it seems to help if we can feel that one was trying to be made. Another readymade Bicycle Wheel (1913), appears to be just a single wheel from a bicycle affixed to something similar to a kitchen stool. Duchamp said he chose the material for the readymades with "visual indifference with ...

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