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.
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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 National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina