Dadaism

What is Dadaism and What Does it Want in Germany?

Introduction

  • Originally published as "Was ist der Dadaismus und was will er in Deutschland?" from Der Dada no. 1 (1919).

Demands of Dadaism

  1. International Revolutionary Union

    • Call for a union of all creative and intellectual individuals based on radical Communism.

  2. Progressive Unemployment

    • Proposal for comprehensive mechanization in all fields to foster unemployment.

    • Unemployment seen as a means for individuals to discover life’s truths and adapt to experiences.

  3. Socialization and Community

    • Immediate socialization of property and provision for communal living with shared resources.

    • Vision for cities filled with light and gardens that foster communal life and freedom.

Central Council Demands

a) Public Meals

  • Daily meals provided at public expense for creative and intellectual figures in Potsdamer Platz, Berlin. b) Adherence to Dadaist Articles

  • Compulsory compliance from clergymen and teachers to Dadaist beliefs. c) Struggle Against Bourgeoisism

  • An aggressive fight against those labeled as "workers of the spirit" (e.g., Hiller, Adler) and their bourgeois tendencies.

  • Rejection of Expressionism and post-classical education as proposed by the Sturm group.

d) State Art Center

  • Creation of a state art center and elimination of private ownership concepts in new art.

  • Emphasis that Dadaism liberates all humanity beyond concepts of property.

e) Communist State Prayer

  • Introduction of the simultaneist poem as a prayer for the Communist state.

Cultural Infrastructure

f) Requisition of Churches

  • Conversion of churches for the performance of bruitism, simultaneist, and Dadaist poems.

g) Dadaist Advisory Council

  • Establishment of a council for life transformation in cities with over 50,000 inhabitants.

Propaganda and Legal Reforms

h) Dadaist Propaganda Campaign

  • Organization of a significant propaganda campaign featuring 150 circuses aimed at enlightening the proletariat.

i) Submission of Laws

  • Requirement for all laws and decrees to be reviewed by the Dadaist central council before enactment.

j) Regulation of Sexual Relations

  • Structural organization of sexual relations based on Dadaist philosophies through a central sexual center.

Conclusion

  • Dadaist Revolutionary Council

    • Key figures: Raoul Hausmann and Richard Huelsenbeck, based in Charlottenburg, Kantstrasse 118.

    • Applications for membership can be submitted at the business office.