DADA broke the mould but we have recast it

2016 is the centenary of Dada. Ironically the anti-art movement has become a source of iconic legacies for contemporary art.

2 Feb 2016 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Pioneering photomontage Hannah Hoch’s Untitled collage,1930 (detail); Photo: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg /Maria Thrun

An up-turned ceramic urinal and a bicycle wheel mounted on a stool are two iconic artworks that changed the way we think about art.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina