Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 2: Modern Era (1850–1949)
1920
First Dadaist Fair Held in Berlin
A pivotal moment in the history of avant-garde art, the First International Dada-Fair showcased Dada’s anti-art and anti-establishment philosophy of absurdity and provocation to the world for the first time. It featured works from some of Dada’s most prominent participants, including Hans Arp, Max Ernst and Hannah Höch.
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random, fact-checked September 2026.
Sources
- Bergius, Hanne. Dada Triumphs! Dada Berlin, 1917-1923: Artistry of Polarities. New Haven: G. K. Hall, 2003. https://www.burg-halle.de/~bergius/First-International%20Dada-1920.pdf
People
Hannah Höch, Jean Arp, Max Ernst
Movements
Dadaism
Filed under
- Ideas
- anti-art, avant garde, Dadaism, provocation
- People
- Hannah Höch, Jean Arp, Max Ernst
- Exhibitions
- First International Dada Fair
- Places
- Berlin, Germany
Echoes across time
- 1961 · George Maciunas’s Bread & AG Opens in New York, the First Fluxus Event
- 1970 · 1970 Osaka World’s Fair Showcases Global Nature of Computer Art
- 1965 · nul 1965, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
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