Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara · Arts & Literature
Poet and founder of the Dada movement
1896, Moinești, Romania — 1963, Paris, France
Romania · France · Switzerland
Tristan Tzara is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Poet and founder of the Dada movement
Tristan Tzara (born Samuel Rosenstock) was a poet and one of the founders of Dada, the anti-establishment art movement launched in Zurich in 1916 that used absurdity and chance to challenge conventional art and reason. His manifestos and performances shaped twentieth-century avant-garde culture. He was born into a Romanian Jewish family.
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Poet and founder of the Dada movement
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
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