The Dada Manifesto

The Dada Manifesto was a statement published in 1918 that announced the principles of Dada, an art movement reacting against traditional culture and logic. It emphasized chaos, spontaneity, and the irrational as ways to challenge established norms and provoke thought. Dadaists rejected conventional aesthetics and embraced absurdity, randomness, and anti-war sentiments, aiming to question and disrupt societal values. The manifesto served as a declaration of their experimental approach, encouraging artists to break free from the constraints of reason and rationality, ultimately fostering innovation and new ways of seeing the world through art.