Lawrence residents, pay heed to what your mayor has to say – “zimzim urallala zimzim urallala zimzim zanzibar zimzalla zam.” No, really. Mayor Boog Highberger wants to awaken Lawrence to the wacky ...

It began with a longing to make the world a better place. While WWI raged, claiming what would amount to tens of millions of lives, it decimated the fantasy of order, leaving chaos and, as some would ...

You might be familiar with the term Dadaism from your Art Humanities course, or from a plaque on a museum wall describing a piece that you squinted at and thought, “There is no way this counts as art.

A century ago, international artists and writers met in Zurich to form a new movement, Dadaism. Their anti-art was a response to an ever-present issue: the madness of war. Hugo Ball, Tristan Tzara and ...

When Dadaism began, it was primarily a response to World War I, to depressing nationalism and audacious capitalism. Defying the falsely perceived rationality of those in power, Dada artists used ...

While Dadaism did give rise to Surrealism, the artistic movement hardly invented absurdity. In fact, a short-lived phenomenon called Les Arts Incohérents was spawned in the late 19th century in Paris, ...

Shitposting is not new but as more and more adults try to keep track of what youngsters are posting online, the concept is finding way into conversations L.H.O.O.Q. is a work of art by Marcel Duchamp, ...

The mayor of Lawrence Kansas has proclaimed International Dadaism Month. But in the spirit of the absurdist movement, celebration dates are spread throughout the year. This week Lawrence, Kansas, ...

Three weeks after the launch of a movement to “Draft Julián Castro for Governor of Texas,” its Facebook page on Monday had amassed a grand total of 121 “likes.” In a city of more than 1.3 million ...

We might know Martin Margiela as the Belgian designer behind famed fashion house, Maison Margiela. Now, the designer has turned to art making, with his debut on view at Lafayette Anticipations in ...