From the publisher:
Edited by Ina Blom, Timothy Benson, and Hanne Bergius, this publication aims to explore how the multiple production of Raoul Hausmann, a central figure of Dada, has helped shape the art of modernity.
Dadasophe, anarchist, photomonteur, constructor, poet, dancer, photographer, writer, Raoul Hausmann is first known as a central figure of Dada. His artistic contributions nevertheless resonate in many avant-garde developments and concepts throughout the 20th century (Lettrism, New Realism, Fluxus, Situationism).
This book explores how Hausmann's multiple production has helped to shape the art of modernity, and to trace its traces in the various theories and practices since the sixties. The recent inventory of archives housed in the departmental museum of contemporary art in Rochechouart offers an opportunity to shed new light on the complexity of Hausmann's personality, his ability to transcend traditional boundaries and the extent of Contacts. Hausmann is constantly reinventing himself through art and life, art and science, rationality and expressiveness, but he also reinvents history and our way of looking at the past. This publication considers the vast field of "dadasophical".
