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Kurt Schwitters

German sculptor, 1887-1948

Kurt Schwitters was a German artist born in Hanover in 1887. He is best known for his contributions to the Dada movement, which emerged in the early 20th century as a response to the horrors of World War I. Schwitters was a prolific artist who worked in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, collage, and poetry. He is perhaps best known for his collages, which he called "Merz" after a fragment of the word "Kommerz" that he found in a newspaper. Schwitters was also a pioneer of sound poetry, which he called "Ursonate." He fled Germany in 1937 due to the rise of the Nazi party and se ...
Kurt Schwitters was a German artist born in Hanover in 1887. He is best known for his contributions to the Dada movement, which emerged in the early 20th century as a response to the horrors of World War I. Schwitters was a prolific artist who worked in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, collage, and poetry. He is perhaps best known for his collages, which he called "Merz" after a fragment of the word "Kommerz" that he found in a newspaper. Schwitters was also a pioneer of sound poetry, which he called "Ursonate." He fled Germany in 1937 due to the rise of the Nazi party and settled in England, where he continued to work until his death in 1948. Schwitters' work has had a lasting impact on the art world, and he is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century.

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