Dadaglobe Reconstructed

Dadaglobe Reconstructed reunites over 100 works created for Dadaglobe, Tristan Tzara’s planned but unrealized magnum opus, originally slated for publication in 1921. 

An ambitious anthology that aimed to document Dada’s international activities, Dadaglobe was not merely a vehicle for existing works, but served as a catalyst for the production of new ones. Tzara invited some 50 artists from 10 countries to submit artworks in four categories: photographic self-portraits, photographs of artworks, original drawings, and layouts for book pages. The exhibition brings together these photographs, drawings, photomontages, and collages, along with a selection of related archival material, to reconstruct this volume. 

never published, due to financial and organizational difficulties, Tzara’s project addresses concerns about art’s reproducibility that continue to be relevant today.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website

Whether you go or not, the exhibition catalog, Dadaglobe Reconstructed , is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the first truly international avant-garde movement, providing a remarkable view of Dada, with a wealth of previously unpublished material. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Dada in Zurich, Dadaglobe Reconstructed  restores this fascinating literary artifact with reproductions of the works of art received by the Romanian poet and cofounder of the Dada movement Tristan Tzara.