First International Dada Fair, Berlin, 1920
| Dada in Australia | First International Dada Fair, Berlin 1920 | Contents Introduction Photographs Catalogue Artworks Documents References ------------------- 1. Introduction The Erste Internationale Dada-Messe (First International Dada Fair) was held at the Gallerie Otto Burchard, Berlin, between 30 June and 25 August 1920. It was a landmark exhibition, both for practitioners of Dada and for Modernist art in general, in that it brought together some of the most prominent European artists associated with this innovative movement encompassing performance, literature and art. The exhibition itself was recorded through a brief, single sheet catalogue of works, a small collection of photographs, various newspaper and magazine reports and reviews, plus later reminiscences by participants and visitors to the show. Much of the available English-language content is brought together in the current blog. A detailed list of references to the show, its cont...