• Dado Danse Macabre
  • Dado Danse Macabre
  • Dado Danse Macabre
  • Dado Danse Macabre
  • Dado Danse Macabre

Dado Danse Macabre

The roots of Dado's often nightmarish images can be found in Surrealism. The pictures are imbued with a deep melancholy inherent to all living creatures but which is at the same time an expression of uncompromising humanity. We encounter here milling masses of human suffering, scenes peopled by a variety of aggressive and grotesque monsters and strange beings. Forms melt away and fuse, frequently evoking a catastrophic state of psychic fragmentation and horrific physical decay. In a period hallmarked by informal abstraction, Dado's works of the 1960s became an important touchstone for artists espousing a new wave of figuration, among them Eugen Schönebeck and Georg Baselitz. The catalog presents a selection of Dado's early drawings and paintings. Dado (Miodrag Djuric, 1933–2010) was born in Montenegro and came to Paris in 1956. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, includ- ing at the Chicago Art Institute and Centre Pompidou, Paris. In 2009 he represented Montenegro at the Venice Biennale.

Hardcover 20 x 24,5 cm 72 pages 28 color illustrations English, German Available ISBN 978-3-86828-314-3 2012

Artist:

Dado

Editor:

Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Gregor Jansen

Texts:

Gregor Jansen, Isabelle Monod-Fontaine

Exhibitions

Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
21.04. – 24.06.2012

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