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Seance
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In the month of November 2016, San Francisco celebrates the hundredth anniversary of the emergence of Dada, the influential artistic and literary movement that originated in the earlier part of the 20th century. Dada stood out for its attacks on bourgeois sensibilities, its challenge to the hierarchies of gallery and museum culture, and its questioning of the purpose of art and the role of the artist in society. Dadaists attacked the norms of traditional art production and crafted a radical agenda that took to task not only the traditional canon of European art but of Dada itself.
Through lectures, roundtables, performances, film screenings, and art installations, the Dada World Fair will be exploring the multiple dimensions of an art movement that defied description in its day and that left an indelible influence on the world of art, pop culture, and beyond.
Dada World Fair is produced by City Lights Booksellers in conjunction with numerous local and international partners. The celebration in San Francisco is happening concurrently with celebrations around the world. The largest of these celebrations took place in Zurich, Switzerland in February of 2016. San Francisco and Zurich share a sister-city status. City Lights is please to be working together with the Cultural Services of the Swiss Consulate and Swissnex in the development of the program.
Events will take place all around San Francisco. Keep a close eye on the calendar. Dada World Fair is a work in progress. The schedule will change according to the weather. Events that appear solid may be more fluid and events that appear fluid may be more solid. The borders between art and life will once again be tested. We may never be able to fully explain what Dada is, but you may be able to experience the mystery in all of its incendiary magnificence.
Ready-made
“Dada is 'nothing'.”
-Marcel Duchamp
Ready-made
“Dada is 'nothing'.”
-Marcel Duchamp
Paris-by-night
“Dada belongs to everybody”
-Tristan Tzara
Paris-by-night
“Dada belongs to everybody”
-Tristan Tzara
Who is to blame?
Dada World Fair has been produced by City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
Cosponsored by Basic Books, Calarts, Canessa Gallery, Contemporary Jewish Museum, Catharine Clark Gallery, Cultural Services of the Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco, dada bar, Goethe Institut San Francisco, Cultural Services of the Consulate General of France in San Francisco, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mayflower Hotel, Mechanics' Institute Library, The MIT Press, Molotov Editions, Pataphysical Studios, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco Collage Museum, San Francisco Sea Scouts, Swissnex, Three Rooms Press, and Weinstein Gallery
Executive Producer: Peter Maravelis
Advisory Board: Andrei Codrescu, Roger Conover, Mel Gordon, Paul Yamazaki, Frederick Young
Archival Consultants: Irene Dogmatic, Ginny Lloyd
Basic Books Sponsorship: Lara Heimert
Calarts Sponsorship: Jacqueline Bobak, Herb Alpert School of Music, David Rosenboom
Catharine Clark Gallery Production: Catharine Clark, Anton Stuebner
City Lights Logistical Support: Ivy Anderson, Chris Carosi, Cassie Duggan, Erin Messer
Contemporary Jewish Museum Production: Gravity Goldberg, Natalia Miller
Cultural Services of the Consul General of Switzerland in San Francisco: Martin Schwartz
Dada Haus Production: Ivy Anderson, Devon Angus
Excre-mental Interventions: Andrei Codrescu and Janaki Ranpura
Goethe Institut Production: Sigrid Savelsberg, Sabine Erlenwein, Jale Yoldas
International Order of Odd Fellows Liason: Peter Sellars
Maintenant Production: Peter Carlaftes, Kat George
Mechanics' Institute Library Production: Laura Shepard, Pam Troy
The MIT Press Liason: Roger Conover
Molotov Editions: Gillian Conoley, Domenic Stansberry
Odd Fellows Event Production: Peter Maravelis, Peter Sellars
Pataphysical Studios Production: Doctor Canard, Professor Fabio, Dr. Figurine, Professor Really, Dr. Rindbrain, Zack Stewart
San Francisco Art Institute Production: Nicole Archer, Benjamin Ashlock, Katie Hood Morgan, Hesse McGraw
San Francisco Cacaphony: Big Daddy Tim Anderson, Eugene Ashton-Gonzalez, Katy Bell, Ariana Campellone, Eddie Codel, Whitney Deatherage, joshu a. deLeon, Laura M. S. deLeon, Phoenix Firestarter, Frog Gilmore, Rose Harden, Ed Holmes, Albert Kong, KrOB, John Law, Devin “Devo” Lozano, Peter Menchini & Maya Media, Loid Mongoloid, Gio Mordukhovich, Doc Pop, Jarico Reese, Dr. Hal Robins, Paige Saez , Dominic Santiago, Akshay Sawhnay, Jason “Sly” Sylvester, Rena Tom, Jason Wilson, Shalaco Wordsmith, Irene Zhou, and a special thanks to three underground and nameless San Francisco places where weird things happen….
San Francisco Public Library Exhibits: Penelope Houston
San Francisco Sea Scout Base: Dennis Lindemann (Skipper), Tamara Sokolov
Swissnex Production: Mary Ellyn Johnson, Sophie Lamparter
Dada @ Sea Project: Linus Lancaster and Fredrick Young
Special thanks to the following for their invaluable support : Robert Mailer Anderson, Ivy Anderson, Devon Angus, Andrew Bellows, Jack Boulware, Jane Brown, Chris Carosi, Scott Cavallo, Catharine Clark, Janet Clyde, Gillian Conoley, Roger Conover, Susan Donnelly, Emperor Norton, Foppiano Winery (http://foppiano.com/), Howard Gutstadt, The Healdsburg High School Governance Council, Matthew Heckert, Lara Heimert, Penelope Houston, Glenn Howe, Leslie Jobson, Elaine Katzenberger, Chris Kraus, Arthur Kroker, Linus Lancaster, John Law, Leonardo, Ralph Lewin, Stacey Lewis, Dennis Lindemann, Julie Lindow, Kent Long, Allison Lovejoy, Mr. Lucky (aka Pierre Merkl), M3 Integrated Services (http://www.m3-co.com/home), Chris Maravelis, The Mayflower Hotel, Eddie Muller, Patricia Nelson, Adrian Notz, Brian Osborn, San Francisco Maritime Park Association (Boat Building Education Program), David Rosenboom, Martin Schwartz, Peter Sellars, Laura Shepard, Captain Rob Smith, Mitch Soekland, Tamara Sokolov, Kalman Spelletich, Domenic Stansberry, Juri Steiner, Zack Stewart, Mark Van Proyen, The Welding Shop Healdsburg (http://weldingshophbg.com/Home.html), Paul Yamazaki, and Frederick Young. We could not have pulled this off without you!
Dada World Fair Participants:
Will Alexander
Big Daddy Tim Anderson
Ivy Anderson
Devon Angus
Eugene Ashton-Gonzalez
Micah Ballard
Katy Bell
Alan Bernheimer
Jacqueline Bobak
Mark Calkins
Ariana Campellone
Garrett Caples
Peter Carlaftes
Luciano Chessa
Anna Cholinska
DJ Kent Clelland
Eddie Codel
Andrei Codrescu
Tom Comitta
Gillian Conoley
Roger Conover
Conspiracy of Beards
Sofia Cordova
Scott Davis III
Whitney Deatherage
Cara Rose DeFabio
joshu a. deLeon
Laura M. S. deLeon
Doctor Canard
Professor Fabio
Dr. Figurine
Professor Really
Dr. Rindbrain
Paul Dorn
Carmina Escobar
Tongo Eisen-Martin
Tav Falco
Phoenix Firestarter
Jack Foley
Kat Georges
Kim Gill
Frog Gilmore
Mel Gordon
Daphne Gottlieb
Adolph Gurkenhofer
Thomas Haakenson
Emily Hage
Rose Harden
Davenzane Hayes
John Heartfield
Matt Heckert
Daryl Henline
Chinaka Hodge
Ed Holmes
John Hundt
Hazy Loper
Andrew Joron
Pat Kadyk
Florian Kaplick
Kevin Killian
David King
Kingdom of Not
Albert Kong
KrOB
Linus Lancaster
John Law
Ledoh
Jon Longhi
Helen Wendy Loo
Devin “Devo” Lozano
Richard Loranger
Chris Love
Allison Lovejoy
Maintenant
Maria Makela
MOM
Loid Mongoloid
Gio Mordukhovich
Amy X. Neuburg
Jim Nisbet
Adrian Notz
Ted Nugget and the Shamboy Pukes
Pataphysical Studios
Jenny O’Dell
Stoo Odom
Doc Pop
Janaki Ranpura
Jed Rasula
Jarico Reese
Jesse Roadkill
Dr. Hal Robins
Jerome Rothenberg
Paige Saez
San Francisco Cacophony
Dominic Santiago
Moe! Staiano
Akshay Sawhnay
Bruno Schlatter
Kit Schluter
Secret Alley
Jenny B Shady Lady
The Slow Poisoner
Mason Jairo Olaya-Smith
Winston Smith
Kal Spelletich
Dominic Stansberry
Juri Steiner
Adrian Sudhalter
Abigail Susik
Jason “Sly” Sylvester
Bert Teretzky
Micaela Tobin
Rena Tom
V. Vale
Zach Von Joo
W3rkh0f
Robin Walz
Peter Whitehead
Jason Wilson
Claude Winterberg
Shalaco Wordsmith
Fredrick Young
Irene Zhou
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