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Monday, January 5th, 2009
Huga Ball at the Cabaret Voltaire, 1916 (wearing ‘Number 13’ mask).
Huga Ball at the Cabaret Voltaire, 1916 (wearing ‘Number 13’ mask).
Hugo Ball at the Cabaret Voltaire, 1917 sound-poem Karawane
Hugo Ball at the Cabaret Voltaire, 1917 sound-poem Karawane
Dada magazine cover, 1918.
Dada magazine cover, 1918.
Dada magazine cover, 1917.
Dada magazine cover, 1917.
Tristan Tzara (ed), Le Coeur a barbe, 1922
Tristan Tzara (ed), Le Coeur a barbe, 1922
El Lissitzky, Kurt Schwitters, Merz Magazine cover, 1924
El Lissitzky, Kurt Schwitters, Merz Magazine cover, 1924
Francis Picabia, Américane (American Woman), cover of the journal 391, no. 6. 1917.
Francis Picabia, Américane (American Woman), cover of the journal 391, no. 6. 1917.
Francis Picabia, L'Oeil Cacodylate, 1921, oil on canvas, with collage.
Francis Picabia, L'Oeil Cacodylate, 1921, oil on canvas, with collage.
Raoul Hausmann, Raoul, Dada-Messe, 1920. collage.
Raoul Hausmann, Raoul, Dada-Messe, 1920. collage.
Hannah Hoch, Cut with the Kitchen Knife Through the First Epoch of the Weimar Beer-Belly Culture, 1919. collage
Hannah Hoch, Cut with the Kitchen Knife Through the First Epoch of the Weimar Beer-Belly Culture, 1919. collage
Hannah Hoch, Pretty Maiden ,1920. collage.
Hannah Hoch, Pretty Maiden ,1920. collage.
Kurt Schwitters, Merz Pictures, 1921. montage on board.
Kurt Schwitters, Merz Pictures, 1921. montage on board.
Kurt Schwitters, Merz Pictures 32 A. The Cherry Picture, 1921. montage on board.
Kurt Schwitters, Merz Pictures 32 A. The Cherry Picture, 1921. montage on board.
Johannes Theodor Baargeld, The Red King, 1920. Ink on Max Ernst's wallpaper.
Johannes Theodor Baargeld, The Red King, 1920. Ink on Max Ernst's wallpaper.
Johannes Baader, Plasto-Dio-DADA-Drama ; Grandeur et décadence de l'Allemagne, construction-installation, 1920
Johannes Baader, Plasto-Dio-DADA-Drama ; Grandeur et décadence de l'Allemagne, construction-installation, 1920
Max Ernst, Katharina Ondulata,1920. Gouache, ink, and pencil on printed paper.
Max Ernst, Katharina Ondulata,1920. Gouache, ink, and pencil on printed paper.
Max Ernst, The Punching Ball or the Immortality of Buonarroti, 1920. Photomontage, gouache, and ink on photograph.
Max Ernst, The Punching Ball or the Immortality of Buonarroti, 1920. Photomontage, gouache, and ink on photograph.
Max Ernst, The Gramineous Bicycle..., 1921. Gouache, ink, and pencil on printed paper.
Max Ernst, The Gramineous Bicycle..., 1921. Gouache, ink, and pencil on printed paper.
Hans Arp, Birds in an Aquarium, 1920. painted wood relief.
Hans Arp, Birds in an Aquarium, 1920. painted wood relief.
Hans Arp, Mustache Watch from 7 Arpaden (for Merz magazine), 1920. Lithograph, composition.
Hans Arp, Mustache Watch from 7 Arpaden (for Merz magazine), 1920. Lithograph, composition.
Hans Arp, Enak's Tears (Terrestrial Forms) 1917. painted wood relief.
Hans Arp, Enak's Tears (Terrestrial Forms) 1917. painted wood relief.
Hans Richter, Filmstudie, 1926 (still)
Hans Richter, Filmstudie, 1926 (still)
Hans Richter, Filmstudie, 1926 (still)
Hans Richter, Filmstudie, 1926 (still)
Marcel Duchamp, L.H.O.O.Q., 1919. pencil on reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
Marcel Duchamp, L.H.O.O.Q., 1919. pencil on reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
Marcel Duchamp, The Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass) 1915-23 (reconstruction) Oil paint, varnish, lead foil, lead wire, and dust on two glass plates
Marcel Duchamp, The Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass) 1915-23 (reconstruction) Oil paint, varnish, lead foil, lead wire, and dust on two glass plates
Marcel Duchamp, The Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass) 1915-23 (reconstruction) Oil paint, varnish, lead foil, lead wire, and dust on two glass plates
Marcel Duchamp, The Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass) 1915-23 (reconstruction) Oil paint, varnish, lead foil, lead wire, and dust on two glass plates
Alfred Stieglitz, Fountain, photograph of sculpture by Marcel Duchamp, 1917. Gelatin silver print.
Alfred Stieglitz, Fountain, photograph of sculpture by Marcel Duchamp, 1917. Gelatin silver print.
Man Ray, Duchamp as Rrose Selvay, 1921. silver print.
Man Ray, Duchamp as Rrose Selvay, 1921. silver print.
Man Ray, Le Violon d'Ingres ,1919. silver print.
Man Ray, Le Violon d'Ingres ,1919. silver print.
Man Ray,Marquise Casati, 1922. silver print.
Man Ray,Marquise Casati, 1922. silver print.
George Grosz, A Victim of Society (Ein Opfer der Gesellschaft), 1919. Oil and graphite on canvas with photomontage
George Grosz, A Victim of Society (Ein Opfer der Gesellschaft), 1919. Oil and graphite on canvas with photomontage
Grosz, George. Germany in Winter. 1918. oil and collage on canvas.
Grosz, George. Germany in Winter. 1918. oil and collage on canvas.
László Moholy-Nagy
László Moholy-Nagy
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Marionette, 1918. painted cardboard, cork, wood.
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Marionette, 1918. painted cardboard, cork, wood.

ubuweb: great resource for sound recordings, films, scans of documents, etc

animated diagram of Duchamp’s Bride

digital dada library

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machine aesthetic

Sunday, January 4th, 2009
the Designers Republic, Part of a series of posters for Murray and Vern, design by TDR.
the Designers Republic, Part of a series of posters for Murray and Vern, design by TDR.
Stenberg Brothers, Turksib, Screaming Train (poster).
Stenberg Brothers, Turksib, Screaming Train (poster).
Stenberg Brothers (poster for film)
Stenberg Brothers (poster for film)
,El Lissitzky, cover of Broom, , 1923.
,El Lissitzky, cover of Broom, , 1923.
El Lissitzky, Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge, 1919. lithography
El Lissitzky, Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge, 1919. lithography
El Lissitzky, Proun G7, 1923. lithograph
El Lissitzky, Proun G7, 1923. lithograph
Joaquín Torres García, Constructivo con campana, 1932. oil on canvas
Joaquín Torres García, Constructivo con campana, 1932. oil on canvas
Oskar Schlemmer, Triadisches Ballett (Triadic Ballet), 1922. costume
Oskar Schlemmer, Triadisches Ballett (Triadic Ballet), 1922. costume
Oskar Schlemmer, Triadisches Ballett (Triadic Ballet), 1922. costume
Oskar Schlemmer, Triadisches Ballett (Triadic Ballet), 1922. costume
Oskar Schlemmer, Triadisches Ballett (Triadic Ballet), 1922. costume design
Oskar Schlemmer, Triadisches Ballett (Triadic Ballet), 1922. costume design
Oskar Schlemmer, Triadisches Ballett (Triadic Ballet), 1922. costume
Oskar Schlemmer, Triadisches Ballett (Triadic Ballet), 1922. costume
Alexander Rodchenko, Girl with Leica, 1934. vintage gelatin c-print
Alexander Rodchenko, Girl with Leica, 1934. vintage gelatin c-print
Alexander Rodchenko, Portrait of Lilya Brik, 1924. poster
Alexander Rodchenko, Portrait of Lilya Brik, 1924. poster
Alexander Rodchenko, Pioneer- trumpeter, 1930, sculpture
Alexander Rodchenko, Pioneer- trumpeter, 1930, sculpture
Alexander Rodchenko, poster for The Battleship Potemkin, 1905.
Alexander Rodchenko, poster for The Battleship Potemkin, 1905.
Naum Gabo, Head No. 2 1916. sculpture
Naum Gabo, Head No. 2 1916. sculpture
Vladimir Tatlin, advertisting montage for his clothing designs, 1924.
Vladimir Tatlin, advertisting montage for his clothing designs, 1924.
Vladimir Tatlin, Model of the Monument to the Third International, 1917.
Vladimir Tatlin, Model of the Monument to the Third International, 1917.
Sir Jacob Epstein, The Rock Drill, 1913-14. metal
Sir Jacob Epstein, The Rock Drill, 1913-14. metal
Fernand Léger & George Antheil, Images from Ballet Mecanique, (France, 1924)
Fernand Léger & George Antheil, Images from Ballet Mecanique, (France, 1924)
Charles Sheeler, Ford Plant, River Rouge, Criss-Crossed Conveyors, 1927. Gelatin silver print
Charles Sheeler, Ford Plant, River Rouge, Criss-Crossed Conveyors, 1927. Gelatin silver print
Charles Sheeler, Water, 1945. oil on canvas.
Charles Sheeler, Water, 1945. oil on canvas.
Elsie Driggs, Pittsburgh, 1927. oil on canvas
Elsie Driggs, Pittsburgh, 1927. oil on canvas
Le Corbusier, Villa Savoye (France), 1929-30 .
Le Corbusier, Villa Savoye (France), 1929-30 .
Piet Mondrian, Composition with Red, Blue and Yellowish-Green, 1920. Oil on canvas.
Piet Mondrian, Composition with Red, Blue and Yellowish-Green, 1920. Oil on canvas.
Piet Mondrian, Composition with Yellow, Blue, and Red, 1921, oil on canvas.
Piet Mondrian, Composition with Yellow, Blue, and Red, 1921, oil on canvas.
Gerrit Rietveld, Red and Blue Chair, 1917.
Gerrit Rietveld, Red and Blue Chair, 1917.
Georges Vantongerloo, Interrelation of Volumes, 1919. sandstone
Georges Vantongerloo, Interrelation of Volumes, 1919. sandstone
p22 font
p22 font "De Stij", Theo Van Doesburg and Richard Kegler. 1995
Theo van Doesburg, Extract from Dutch magazine De Stijl.
Theo van Doesburg, Extract from Dutch magazine De Stijl.
Theo van Doesberg (logotype) & Vilmos Huszar (woodcut). De Stijl cover, 1919. letterpress
Theo van Doesberg (logotype) & Vilmos Huszar (woodcut). De Stijl cover, 1919. letterpress
Theo van Doesburg, Composition IX. 1920. oil on canvas
Theo van Doesburg, Composition IX. 1920. oil on canvas
Theo van Doesburg. Model Maison Particulière, 1923. Photo.
Theo van Doesburg. Model Maison Particulière, 1923. Photo.
Theo van Doesberg, Counter-Composition VI, 1925. oil on canvas
Theo van Doesberg, Counter-Composition VI, 1925. oil on canvas
Edward Wadsworth, Rhythms of Modern Life, 1918. woodcut
Edward Wadsworth, Rhythms of Modern Life, 1918. woodcut
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Bird Swallowing a Fish, 1914. (posthumous bronze cast)
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Bird Swallowing a Fish, 1914. (posthumous bronze cast)
Edward Wadsworth, Dazzle-ships in Drydock at Liverpool, 1919.
Edward Wadsworth, Dazzle-ships in Drydock at Liverpool, 1919.
Wyndham Lewis, Blast (magazine) writer, illustrator, editor. 1915.
Wyndham Lewis, Blast (magazine) writer, illustrator, editor. 1915.
Wyndham Lewis, The Enemy (magazine) writer, illustrator, editor. 1927.
Wyndham Lewis, The Enemy (magazine) writer, illustrator, editor. 1927.
Wyndham Lewis, The Enemy (magazine) writer, illustrator, editor. 1927.
Wyndham Lewis, The Enemy (magazine) writer, illustrator, editor. 1927.
Wyndham Lewis, The Enemy (magazine) writer, illustrator, editor. 1927.
Wyndham Lewis, The Enemy (magazine) writer, illustrator, editor. 1927.
Wyndham Lewis, The Enemy (magazine) writer, illustrator, editor. 1927.
Wyndham Lewis, The Enemy (magazine) writer, illustrator, editor. 1927.

links:

1920s chairs

Leger’s Ballet Mecanique on youtube

Schlemmer’s Triadic Ballet on youtube

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futurism

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (founder), Words in Liberty, c. 1913
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (founder), Words in Liberty, c. 1913
Giacomo Balla, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash, 1912. Oil on Canvas
Giacomo Balla, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash, 1912. Oil on Canvas
Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, 1913. bronze
Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, 1913. bronze
Vladimir Burliuk, Tango with Cows, 1914. letterpress on wallpaper
Vladimir Burliuk, Tango with Cows, 1914. letterpress on wallpaper
Carlo Carrà, Interventionist Demonstration, 1914. collage on pasteboard
Carlo Carrà, Interventionist Demonstration, 1914. collage on pasteboard
Fortunato Depero,, Pirouette of a ballerina and parrots, 1917. oil on canvas
Fortunato Depero,, Pirouette of a ballerina and parrots, 1917. oil on canvas
Fortunato Depero, Depero the Futurist, 1927. book bound with bolts
Fortunato Depero, Depero the Futurist, 1927. book bound with bolts
Marinetti, Words-in-freedom: olfactory, tactile, thermal), 1932. print on metal sheets.
Marinetti, Words-in-freedom: olfactory, tactile, thermal), 1932. print on metal sheets.
Luigi Russolo and Ugo Piatti with the Intonarumori, circa 1913
Luigi Russolo and Ugo Piatti with the Intonarumori, circa 1913
Antonio Sant'Elia, Perspective drawing from La Citta Nuova, 1914.
Antonio Sant'Elia, Perspective drawing from La Citta Nuova, 1914.
Antonio Santa'Elia, La Citta Nuova, 1914
Antonio Santa'Elia, La Citta Nuova, 1914
Gino Severini, Armoured Train, 1915. oil on canvas.
Gino Severini, Armoured Train, 1915. oil on canvas.

also:

Futurist manifesto

Fortunato Depero

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Die Neue Sachlichkeit (The New Objectivity)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Great Settlement of Siemens City Berlin, (Großsiedlung Siemensstadt), Hans Scharoun, Fred Forbat, Otto Bartning, Walter Gropius, Paul Rudolph Henning, Hugo Häring. 1929-31
Great Settlement of Siemens City Berlin, (Großsiedlung Siemensstadt), Hans Scharoun, Fred Forbat, Otto Bartning, Walter Gropius, Paul Rudolph Henning, Hugo Häring. 1929-31
Schillerpark Housing Estate Berlin, Bruno Taut, 1924–1930.
Schillerpark Housing Estate Berlin, Bruno Taut, 1924–1930.
Weiße Stadt (White City) Berlin Otto Rudolf Salvisberg,1292-31.
Weiße Stadt (White City) Berlin Otto Rudolf Salvisberg,1292-31.
August Sander
August Sander
August Sander
August Sander
August Sander, (German, 1876–1964),Gelatin silver print
August Sander, (German, 1876–1964),Gelatin silver print
Karl Hubbuch, The Swimmer of Cologne, 1926-28. Watercolor and pencil.
Karl Hubbuch, The Swimmer of Cologne, 1926-28. Watercolor and pencil.
Karl Hubbuch, Zweimal Hilde, 1927, graphite and aquarelle on paper
Karl Hubbuch, Zweimal Hilde, 1927, graphite and aquarelle on paper
Karl Hubbach Zwei Modelleabout 1926 Watercolor, pencil, and crayon on joined papers
Karl Hubbach Zwei Modelleabout 1926 Watercolor, pencil, and crayon on joined papers
Max Beckmann, Self portrait with Champagne Glass, 1919. Oil on canvas
Max Beckmann, Self portrait with Champagne Glass, 1919. Oil on canvas
Max Beckmann, Family Picture, 1920. Oil on canvas.
Max Beckmann, Family Picture, 1920. Oil on canvas.
Max Beckmann, The Night, 1919, oil on canvas.
Max Beckmann, The Night, 1919, oil on canvas.
Max Beckmann, The Descent from the Cross, 1917. Oil on canvas
Max Beckmann, The Descent from the Cross, 1917. Oil on canvas
Emil Nolde, Mask Still Life III 1911. Oil on canvas
Emil Nolde, Mask Still Life III 1911. Oil on canvas
Otto Dix, Metropolis, 1927-28. oil on canvas
Otto Dix, Metropolis, 1927-28. oil on canvas
Otto Dix, Lady with Mink and Veil, 1920 . oil on canvas
Otto Dix, Lady with Mink and Veil, 1920 . oil on canvas
Otto Dix,The Dancer Anita Berber,1925. oil on canvas.
Otto Dix,The Dancer Anita Berber,1925. oil on canvas.
George Grosz, Hitler in Hell, 1944. oil on canvas
George Grosz, Hitler in Hell, 1944. oil on canvas

related:

Neue Sachlichkeit

August Sander

Housing prototypes

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Symbolism

Monday, December 29th, 2008
Elihu Vedder, The Questioner of the Sphinx, 1863. oil on canvas
Elihu Vedder, The Questioner of the Sphinx, 1863. oil on canvas
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Beata Beatrice, 1863. Oil on canvas
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Beata Beatrice, 1863. Oil on canvas
Felicien Rops, Pornocrates, 1896. aquatint
Felicien Rops, Pornocrates, 1896. aquatint
Gustav-Adolf Mossa, Elle, 1905. oil on canvas
Gustav-Adolf Mossa, Elle, 1905. oil on canvas
Gustav-Adolf Mossa
Gustav-Adolf Mossa
Gustav-Adolf Mossa, David and Bathsheba, 1906(?). oil on canvas.
Gustav-Adolf Mossa, David and Bathsheba, 1906(?). oil on canvas.
Gustav-Adolf Mossa, Circe, 1905(?), oil on canvas
Gustav-Adolf Mossa, Circe, 1905(?), oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso, La Vie, 1903. oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso, La Vie, 1903. oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso, Acrobat and Young Harlequin, 1905. Oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso, Acrobat and Young Harlequin, 1905. Oil on canvas
Mikhail Vrubel, The Seated Demon. 1890. Oil on cavnas.
Mikhail Vrubel, The Seated Demon. 1890. Oil on cavnas.
Odilon Redon, The Crying Spider 1881. Charcoal on paper
Odilon Redon, The Crying Spider 1881. Charcoal on paper
Odilon Redon, Eye-Balloon. 1878. Charcoal and chalk on colored paper.
Odilon Redon, Eye-Balloon. 1878. Charcoal and chalk on colored paper.
Odilon Redon, The Smiling Spider 1881. Charcoal on paper.
Odilon Redon, The Smiling Spider 1881. Charcoal on paper.
Odilon Redon, Cactus Man, 1881. Charcoal on paper
Odilon Redon, Cactus Man, 1881. Charcoal on paper
Odilon Redon, The Cyclops c. 1914. Oil on canvas
Odilon Redon, The Cyclops c. 1914. Oil on canvas
Odilon Redon, Le Bouddha, c. 1905. Pastel on paper
Odilon Redon, Le Bouddha, c. 1905. Pastel on paper
Odilon Redon, Ophelia c. 1900-1905. Pastel on paper
Odilon Redon, Ophelia c. 1900-1905. Pastel on paper
Frida Kahlo, Without Hope, 1945. oil on canvas.
Frida Kahlo, Without Hope, 1945. oil on canvas.
Frida Kahlo, The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Me, and Senor Xolotl 1949. Oil on canvas
Frida Kahlo, The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Me, and Senor Xolotl 1949. Oil on canvas
Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940. Oil on canvas.
Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940. Oil on canvas.

Some good links:

Odilon Redon

more symbolist artworks

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