Dadaism

Definition

Dadaism is an avant-garde intellectual movement that started during World War I in Zurich. It's characterized by a rejection of the prevailing standards in art through anti-art cultural works.

Related terms

Surrealism: An artistic movement emphasizing the irrational and subconscious; it grew out of Dadaist ideas.

Avant-garde: The innovative leaders or pioneers introducing new concepts or techniques in various fields (especially arts).

Anti-art: A loosely used term applied to an array of concepts and attitudes that reject prior definitions of art and question art in general. Dadaism is often associated with the anti-art movement.