Links to Dada Theme Within the Press

This article was found in Vogue and I really like the concept behind it - definitely something the Dadaists would be proud of! The Dulwich Picture Gallery in London asked forty various famous people to depict their favourite things in the world. There were no rules apart from that - the artists could be as creative as they wanted in materials used and the way in which they presented their pieces. The results are an interesting mix of the things they could not live without, as aesthetically pleasing to the eyes of the viewer as they are to the artists themselves. With celebrities ranging from Jack Penate to Paul Smith to Phillip Pullman each piece is very reminiscent of Dada artworks in appearance. The use of text and images together and esepcially Paul Smith's work using collage effects on tea stained paper, images in harmonious purple, redand brown tones, it all sits together quite nicely as a modern example of a few of the Dada theories in action.