DADA Questions
Please answer the following questions thoroughly & with complete sentences. The first section of questions are decidedly “discussion”-type questions. Treat them as “inquiries” without a distinct “right” answer. Feel free to really “discuss” them, rather than provide an outright answer.
However, the “case study” questions DO require a straightforward answer. Please answer them thoroughly. Finally, the last question asks you to relate Dada to the other subcultures we’ve studied. Answer this question as thoroughly as possible (it may require a whole page of writing).
THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14.
1. Dada arose as a reaction to the atrocities of World War I. Explain how/why it did so.
2. What has been the purpose of art in western civilization?
3. What do you consider the “traditional” methods of making art?
4. Who has access to art in society? How do you “acquire” art in today’s society?
Case Studies
1. Marcel Duchamp’s “L.H.O.O.Q.”
a. What “prevailing value” of the art world is Duchamp questioning in this piece?
b. How does he do this?
c. Do you think he is successful, or is he “cheapening” the Mona Lisa?
2. Hugo Ball’s “sound poetry” (you can listen to these by going to www.ubuweb.com)
a. What fundamental assumption about language is Ball questioning with his sound poems?
b. How does he do this?
c. Do you think he is successful, or is he “cheapening” language & poetry?
3. “Belle Haleine”
a. What are the “constricting labels”/”received ideas” that this piece questions?
b. What aspects of the traditional artmaking process does this piece question?
4.Hans Arp “Untitled (Plant Hammer) / Untitled (Duo-Collage)
a. What “prevailing value” of art making is Arp (& his partners) questioning with these pieces?
b. How does he/they do this?
c. Do you think he is successful? Why/why not?
5. Dada collages
a. What traditional methods of art making are these pieces questioning
b. How do they do this?
c. Do you think this “new” way of art making is valuable? Why/why not?
Dada’s Influence on Later Subcultures
1. Identify 1-3 similarities between Dada and the other subcultures we have studied. (List them, and explain the similarity in 2-5 sentences).
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