The art movement known as Dada, or Dadaism, has undoubtedly shifted the course of artistic history on multiple fields. Uniting the European avant-garde in the early 20th century, the movement was officially created in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1916 at Cabaret Voltaire, and it celebrates 100 years of existence this year. Nurturing many monumental artists and their artwork that started out as a correspondence to the outbreak of World War I, the movement itself supported chaos and irrationality in art, and Hans Richter went as far as to call it not art, but "anti-art." It was also very unstable as a form, melding into surrealism, while some call it the beginning of postmodern art. Its artists had been on the verge of artistic expression, going towards other ideas and movements including surrealism, social realism and other forms of modernism, which is why some of the Dadaist artists are arguably placed under this category.

We covered the artwork pieces that shaped its successor, Neo Dada, and now we'll revisit some of the monumental artists that are considered Dadaists, which have changed the course of art history with their work.

Editors’ Tip: The Dada Artists Collection

The Amazing World of Art Dada Artists Collection, Key works from Dada and other Styles includes the art of pretty much all influential artists of this remarkable movement and recounts the story of how it was created in Zurich, Switzerland in 1916 and spread throughout Europe. Dada has its roots in the prewar Avante Guard movement with Cubism and Collage being the pimary influences. The most immediate precursor to Dada was the style dubbed Anti-Art by Marcel Duchamp. Please enjoy this comprehensive collection of the principal Dada artists and their Dada art along with other styles of the Dada artists.