What is a question? A stranger like Dada / Weird like quaint collage ¯\_( ͡ఠʘᴥ ⊙ಥ‶ʔ)ﾉ/̵͇̿̿/̿ ̿ ̿☞
By Rosa Menkman Rosa Menkman looks at 'the art of creative problem creation' through digital art works which open up spaces for alternative discourses, comparing these works with the Dadaist 'logic of the madmen' and questioning the historical framing of certain artforms as 'weird'. "The historical circumstances that drove the Dadaists to create the work, with a sentiment or mindset that bordered on madness, seems impossible to translate from one period to the next. The urgency that the Dadaists felt, while driven by their historical circumstances, is no longer accessible to me. The meaningful context of these works is left behind in another time. Which makes me question: why are so many works of contemporary digital artists still described—even dismissed—as Dada-esque? Is it even possible to be like Dada in 2016?" http://bit.ly/2kmG2Ti -- -- Marc Garrett Co-Founder, Co-Director and main editor of Furtherfield. Furtherfield - A living, breathing, thriving network http://www.furtherfield.org - for art, technology and social change since 1996 Furtherfield Gallery & Commons, Finsbury Park, London N4 2NQ www.furtherfield.org Academic Work for PhD At Birkbeck https://birkbeck.academia.edu/MarcGarrett <http://www.furtherfield.org>
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