Dada is not art. Dada was once anti-art. It’s not even that anymore. It’s a loose, free form idea. Its existence may be questionable, but it definitely can’t be denied.
Since the movement started three or four generations ago, it has transformed. It started as the opposite of art. But then it became art. How does the train of anti-art ride upon the tracks of art and still stay distant from both its starting point and destination?
Dada came to light when WWI broke out. People around the world collectively agreed the motives and reasoning of the people in power only lead to war, pain, and hostility.
True anarchists don’t need laws. They don’t even understand them. Good people are going to be good. The laws aren’t necessary to keep these decent folks in line. And criminals are going to break laws if they exist or not. They just hope they don’t get caught. Or that they have enough money to buy their way out of the punishment. So what’s the point to laws in the first place?
It is within the limitless arena that Dada exists. Maybe.
And now, again, we need it. It may not be Dada. It may need a new word to express its boundless irreverence. But now we need it. Our culture needs a complete rejection of itself in order to survive. Or maybe it’s best it doesn’t survive.
P.S. It’s all just a joke. Hopefully you get it.
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