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Book Synopsis: The first biography in English of Tristan Tzara, a founder of Dada and one of the most important figures in the European avant-garde.
Tristan Tzara, one of the most important figures in the twentieth century's most famous avant-garde movements, was born Samuel Rosenstock (or Samueli Rosenștok) in a provincial Romanian town, on April 16 (or 17, or 14, or 28) in 1896. Tzara became Tzara twenty years later at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, when he and others (including Marcel Janco, Hugo Ball, Richard Huelsenbeck, and Hans Arp) invented Dada with a series of chaotic performances including multilingual (and nonlingual) shouting, music, drumming, and calisthenics.
Within a few years, Dada (largely driven by Tzara) became an international artistic movement, a rallying point for young artists in Paris, New York, Barcelona, Berlin, and Buenos Aires. With TaTa Dada, Marius Hentea offers the first English-language biography of this influential artist. As the leader of Dada, Tzara created “the moment art changed forever.” But, Hentea shows, Tzara and Dada were not coterminous. Tzara went on to publish more than fifty books; he wrote one of the great poems of surrealism; he became a recognized expert on primitive art; he was an active antifascist, a communist, and (after the Soviet repression of the Hungarian Revolution) a former communist.
Hentea offers a detailed exploration of Tzara's early life in Romania, neglected by other scholars; a scrupulous assessment of the Dada years; and an original examination of Tzara's life and works after Dada. The one thing that remained constant through all of Tzara's artistic and political metamorphoses, Hentea tells us, was a desire to unlock the secrets and mysteries of language.
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Are you ready to embark on a journey into the celestial adventures of the legendary Tristan Tzara? Introducing TaTa Dada: The Real Life and Celestial Adventures of Tristan Tzara - the first biography in English of this influential figure in the European avant-garde. With a series of chaotic performances, Tzara, along with other great minds, created the groundbreaking art movement known as Dada.
Experience the exhilarating energy of Tzara's avant-garde revolution as you delve into the pages of this captivating biography. Discover the birth of Dada at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, where shouts, music, drumming, and calisthenics collided to form a new era in art. TaTa Dada takes you on a global journey, as Dadaism spreads like wildfire, captivating the imaginations of young artists from Paris to New York, Barcelona, Berlin, and Buenos Aires.
Written by Marius Hentea, TaTa Dada offers a comprehensive exploration of Tzara's life. Uncover Tzara's early years in Romania, a chapter often overlooked by other scholars. Gain insights into Tzara's diverse artistic pursuits - from publishing over fifty books to penning surrealistic poetry, and becoming an expert on primitive art. Follow Tzara's transformation from an active antifascist to a communist and witness the impact of historical events, such as the Soviet repression of the Hungarian Revolution, on his life's trajectory.
But amidst all his artistic and political metamorphoses, one passion remained constant for Tzara - the desire to unlock the secrets and mysteries of language. Immerse yourself in TaTa Dada and discover how Tzara's pursuit of linguistic exploration forever changed the course of art. This is your opportunity to delve into the life and works of Tristan Tzara, a visionary whose influence resonates even in the modern art world.
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