The Great Monster Dada Show

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Welcome the dada rebel.

Date Place
Prisma Galleries
"This exhibition is truly an event"
— Dagsavisen

Dada is an avantgarde art movement in the early 20th century, a rebel and a liberating way of thinking.

This major exhibition presents the historical works of the Dada movement with a contemporary side program pinpointing how the avant-garde ideas are of relevance today.

"Get intuitively excited"
— Dagbladet
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Installation shot: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Archive

"This winter's MAJOR highlight in the art scene"
— NRK

The exhibition presents more than 200 works by 43 artists, among others Jean (Hans) Arp, Theo van Doesburg, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Elsa Hildegard Baroness von Freytag-Loringhoven, Hannah Höch, Marcel Janco, Francis Picabia, Man Ray, Kurt Schwitters and Sophie Taeuber-Arp, together with contemporary artists such as Siri Hjorth, Pernille Mercury Lindstad, Marthe Ramm Fortun, Are Mokkelbost, Marcela Lucatelli and Harold Offeh.

The exhibition presents collage, sculpture, painting, drawing, photo, film, sound, puppetry and periodicals.

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↑ Curator Ana María Bresciani talks about the exhibition.

Video: Jonas Kiste

Installation shots

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Exhibition opening October 24, 2019

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    Photo: Martine Hoff Jensen / Henie Onstad Archive

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Sparebankstiftelsen DNB

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