ABOVE: Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Hopi-Indianer. C. 1922. Textile. Private collection. ABOVE RIGHT: Hannah Höch, Aus einem ethnographischen Museum (Denkmal l). 1924. Collage. Berlinische Galerie, Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst, Fotografi e und Architektur. © 2015, Zurich, ProLitteris. BELOW: Mask, gu. Guro, Côte d’Ivoire. Wood. Ex Han Coray; Paul Guillaume. Rietberg Museum, Zurich. CENTER TOP: Marcel Janco, study for a Dada poster, 1916. Charcoal on wove paper and cardboard. Kunsthaus de Zürich. CENTER BOTTOM: Marcel Janco, Mask, 1919. Paper, cardboard, string, gouache, pastel. Musée national d’art moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris. LEFT: Carnival mask. Lötschental, Switzerland. Wood, fur, animal teeth. Rietberg Museum, Zurich. MUSEUM news DADA AFRIKA Zurich—2016 is the centenary of the birth of Dada. This landmark avant-garde artistic movement germinated in the Cabaret Voltaire under the leadership of German writer Hugo Ball and quickly spread internationally. Characterized by calling into question all extant aesthetic, political, and social ideas, Dada was intentionally shocking with its freedom of expression, the paradigm for which was opposite from the conventions of the time. In pursuit of this, Dada artists— poets, actors, painters, musicians, etc.—turned to non-Western cultures, and to Africa in particular, for inspiration. In this respect, the Soirées Nègres at the Cabaret Voltaire are perhaps the most eloquent examples of how the Dada renewal made use of elements from other cultures. Above and beyond the fact that it created a new and unique language, one consequence of Dada’s emphasis on the importance of Africa was that it validated a material culture that had, until the advent of the avant-garde, been seen in Europe solely as part of the realm of anthropology. Essential questions concerning the universal history of art will be taken up in what promises to be a signifi - cant and historic exhibition titled Dada Afrika. It will present works by major artists such as Hans Arp, Hannah Höch, and Tristan Tzara alongside sculptures from Africa and elsewhere. The event is being organized by the Rietberg Museum and the Berlinische Galerie. It will be on view in Zurich from May 8 through July 11, 2016, before it travels to Berlin, where it will be open through November.
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