Write a brief essay that defines Neo-Dada. Address the questions below in your essay, but do not feel that you must respond to each question in order. Who were the main two artists associated with Neo-Dada and where did they live? Which composer/musician was also connected to Neo-Dada and what were some of his important ideas?
Which historical avant-garde Dada artist was most influential to the Neo-Dada artists and what did Dada share with Neo-Dada?
Unpack this quotation from the fourth paragraph of Dr. Willette's essay: “At a time when abstract art dominated, Neo-Dada reintroduced the ordinary object and the figurative image and cultural or social meaning back into art.”
Describe in your own words what she meant. What kind of abstract art was dominant?
Provide two examples of Neo-Dada works, one by each of the two main artists associated with Neo-Dada, that used an ordinary object or figurative image, and that introduced the cultural or social meaning back into art.