Switzerland, Dada and 100 years of Surrealism
Three museums in Lausanne are celebrating the centenary of Surrealism. But why did Dada, the influential art movement and precursor of Surrealism, all but disappear from Switzerland after it was launched in Zurich in 1916? In an interview with SWI swissinfo.ch, curator Juri Steiner sets the record straight. The Dada art movement was born from the disillusionment of avant-garde artists who found refuge in Switzerland during the First World War. Gathering at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, these pacifists... Читать дальше...