Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist, and performance artist, best known as one of the founders and central figures of the anti-establishment Dada movement. Born Samuel Rosenstock on April 16, 1896, in Moinești, Romania, he adopted the pseudonym Tristan Tzara. In Zurich during World War I, he was involved in the Dada movement's activities, which were characterized by a deliberate irrationality and the rejection of the prevailing standards of art. Tzara wrote manifestos, organized demonstrations, and created performance pieces that were meant to shock and challenge the art world. After Dada, he became associated with Surrealism but eventually moved away from it. He continued to write poetry and plays and was active in leftist politics until his death on December 25, 1963, in Paris, France.
Books
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1. Seven Dada Manifestoes
This book is a collection of manifestos that serve as a seminal document in the history of the Dada movement, an avant-garde art movement of the early 20th century. The texts within are a blend of satire, polemic, and absurdity, reflecting the movement's disdain for the norms of bourgeois culture and traditional aesthetics. The author, a key figure in Dadaism, uses these manifestos to challenge concepts of art, literature, and politics, advocating for chaos and spontaneity over logic and reason. The work is both a philosophical treatise and a call to arms, encouraging the reader to question the status quo and embrace the liberating power of nonconformity and irrationality.
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