Seven Dada Manifestos and Lampisteries
by Tristan Tzara
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This volume contains Tristan Tzara's famous manifestos, which first appeared between 1916 and 1921 and became essential texts of the modern movement and models for Breton's Surrealist manifestos. Art for Tzara was both deadly serious and a game, and the playfulness of his character is apparent not only in his polemic, which often uses dadaist typography, but in the delightful drawings contributed by Francis Picabia. In addition, this volume also contains Tzara's Lampisteries - articles that show more throw light on various art forms contemporary with his own work, at a time when art, weary of the old certainties, turned into subjective and often abstract forms, favouring the reality of the mind over that of the senses. show lessTags
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Anyone who is looking for unbiased inspiration need look no further than this. Probably the most unbiased polemic I have ever read. Truly inspiring. Dada, as is explained, is without definition. It is the creative drive in the moment before the creation itself. The best summary of this manifesto is written in the book when Tzara proclaims: "I am against systems; the most acceptable system is that of having none on no principle." Dada (and art) isn't about doing something right, but in not doing yourself wrong.
I always found Tristan Tzara pretty interesting, if not a little crazy. But then, many of my favorite artists and writers have bordered on crazy (Burroughs, Bukowski, Dali, etc.) -- it's a matter of perception. Regardless, this is certainly one of the more important works in the field over the past century or so and those who study Dadaism, as well as later offshoots, would do well to read this book. Recommended.
Not exactly the same edition I have but close enuf. Tzara was, of course, a primary dadaist & surrealist, etc. The dadaists were, IMO, much more interesting than the surrealists as writers. So READ THIS. It saddened me when I learned that when Tzara died his library was auctioned off. I mean, didn't he have any friends to will it to? Or whatever? Just think of how incredible his library must've been.
mUh dAdA xD
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Tristan Tzara was born Samuel Rosenstock on April 16, 1896 in Moinesti, Romania. He was a poet and essayist known mainly as a founder of Dada, a nihilistic revolutionary movement in the arts. The Dadaist movement originated in Zurich during World War I. Tzara wrote the first Dada texts entitled La Premiére Aventure Cèleste de Monsieur Antipyrine show more (The First Heavenly Adventure of Mr. Antipyrine) in 1916 and Vingt-Cinq Poémes (Twenty-Five Poems) in 1918 and the movement's manifestos, Sept Manifestes Dada (Seven Dada Manifestos) in 1924. Around 1930, he joined the more constructive activities of Surrealism. He devoted much of his time to the reconciliation of Surrealism and Marxism. He joined the Communist Party in 1936 and the French Resistance movement during World War II. His mature works included L'Homme Approximatif (The Approximate Man), Parler Seul (Speaking Alone), and La Face Intèrieure (The Inner Face). He died on December 24, 1963 at the age of 67. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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DADA is our intensity: it erects inconsequential bayonets and the Samatral head of German babies; Dada is life with neither bedroom slippers nor paralles; it is against and for unity and... (show all) definitely against the future; we are wise enough to know that our brains are going to become flabby cushions, that our antidogmatism is as exclusive as a civil servant, and that we cry liberty but are not free; a severe necessity with neither discipline nor morals and that we spit on humanity.
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