DADA series
Acedemie Minerva, Willem de Kooning Academy
DISCIPLINES
Editorial, Hybrid publishing, Print, Workshop
Fostering a playful, adventurous spirit in students through hands-on workshops
DISCIPLINES
Editorial, Hybrid publishing, Print, Workshop
About the DaDa movement
As World War I ravaged Europe, destroying morale and hope, a small group of Swiss artists decided it was time for a counter-movement. Driven by fear, anger, and disbelief, these artists came together. They picked up a knife, stabbed it into a dictionary, and chose the first word it pierced as the name for their new art movement: Dada.
This ambitious group of writers, painters, dancers, musicians, and performers laid the foundation for the Dada movement. They believed they could free society from the modern (war) logic and the doom thinking of the citizens by bombarding them with anarchism, nihilism, and primitive art.
Dadaism spread across Europe through printed materials in the form of booklets and flyers. The first publication on Dadaism was the Dada Manifesto (1916) by Hugo Ball: “An international word. Just a word, and the word a movement. Very easy to understand. Quite terribly simple. (…) How does one achieve eternal bliss? By saying Dada. How does one become famous? By saying Dada.”
About the Design
The relevance of the Dada movement and its way of thinking was demonstrated by dedicated students from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam during two-week workshops led by Renate Boere and Quirine Dob. Each student engaged in collecting and reflecting, cutting and pasting, merging and observing, scanning and enhancing their 20 analog collages.
In true Dadaist style, students designed a book, organized an exhibition, and performed to conclude each workshop. Studio Renate Boere has published several books within the Dada series, such as ‘Beyond Dada’, ‘I Want to Dada You’, ‘Dada Revisited’ and ‘Call Me Dada’. The Dada workshop fosters a playful and adventurous spirit among participants, inviting them to explore the principles of Dadaism through hands-on activities that challenge conventional thinking and celebrate creative anarchy.
“Each student engaged in collecting and reflecting, cutting and pasting, merging and observing, scanning and enhancing their 20 analog collages.”
“An international word. Just a word, and the word a movement. Very easy to understand. Quite terribly simple. (...) How does one achieve eternal bliss? By saying Dada. How does one become famous? By saying Dada.”
Colophon
I WANT TO DADA YOU
Concept: Studio Renate Boere
Collages: Arielle Ralph, Bobbie van Leeuwen, Eugi Manenti, Eva van den Broek, Gert Granickaite, Honey Grace Canira Simatupang, Ilja Yael Sprenger, Jermaine Adoptie, Joozt Bakker, Karmella Barski, Lilla Baksay, Melissa Yanell van der Ree, Miglé Alonderyte, Niki Simons, Nino Tielemans, Noa George, Samantha Sejwal, Senne Hermesdorf, Sofia Rodriguez Pereira, Verne Ekkel, Yeju Hu, Zandri Zomerdijk
Publisher: Hybrid Crocodile
Printer: Prijsprinter.nl
ISBN: 9789083050614
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DA? DA.
Concept: Studio Renate Boere
Collages: Hannah Houmes, Laurie Stierum, Jocelyn Boon, Nathalie Metzelaar, Selena Gavala, Dongjae Kim, Jasmijn Schoonen, Gerany Koerni, Kelsey Lujan, Bente Lochtenberg, Lale Yavuz, Noemi Kohl, Luke van Wijk, Jeroen Brederode, Vidal Schneider Motjer, Marjolein Gravestein, Nienke van Rijnsouw, Jeanine Ros, Jinnie Ahn, Barbora Hornakova, Luna Bongers, Pascale Maurer, Jasmijn Rowling, Meta Laitko, Victoria Korposoff Bengstsson, Jesse Blaauw
Publisher: Hybrid Crocodile
Printer: Prijsprinter.nl
ISBN: 9789083050607
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CALL ME DADA The urgency of making stuff
Concept: Studio Renate Boere
Collages: Alex Wijker, Annabel Kers, Annick van Santen, Celina Schroeder, Clara Olsen, Dylan Baas, Eva Versteeg, Fynn van der Ziel, Jade Jansman, Jennifer Kloppert, Joshua Capelle, Julia Romeijn, Julia van Duijn, Katharine Short, Lilo Boerman, Loes Platenkamp, Lotte Prins, Lotte van Dooremalen, Louise Fafié, Malou de Blaauw, Nanco Speur, Navarone Cole, Nina Tukker, Noa van der Burg, Philipp Orsini-Rosenberg, Puck Hofwegen, Ruben Staps, Saar Gerssen, Yent Dirks
Publisher: Hybrid Crocodile
Printer: Prijsprinter.nl
ISBN: 9789082672565
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DADA ISSUES The urgency of making stuff
Concept: Studio Renate Boere
Collages: Asha Brust, Eliana Jager, Sofie Rijhiner, Colet Assman, Puck de Wit, Isa Noradi, Daan van de Geest, Orlando Hoogvliets, Leslie Hildering, Gvidas Pakarklis, Willem Greve, Maxime van Strijland, Ania Podhaisky, Amy-Lianne Koolmees, Reinier de Waal, Saskia Verleg, Keo Borejszo, Bibi van den Berg, Sibel Dural, Meeuwis Aalberts, Daphne Blokland, Pascale Schutten, Marit van As, Catherine van Bijnen, Anne Abdoel, Aniek Wisse, Florian Schuster, Luca Durham-Ashdown, Edith Dingemans
Publisher: Hybrid Crocodile
Printer: Prijsprinter.nl
ISBN: 9789082672589
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BEYOND DADA
Concept: Studio Renate Boere
Collages: Cee Treffers, Amy-Jane Afrane, Alice Colvin Cousley, Steph Bayes, Linda Stretton, Fela Walvisch, Julia Nap, Lysanne Safi, Liselot Cobelens, Kahraman Cinar, Max Morel, Emily Roberts-Allen, Sander Coers, Salvatore Akrum, Sacha Rupert, Lucas Theunisse, Hannah van den Elzen, Katta Rascha, Joke van Driel, Kee van der Meer, Lotte Rijndorp, Juliëtte Klootwijk, Romi Terlouw en Zoë Kiani
Publisher: Hybrid Crocodile
Printer: Prijsprinter.nl
ISBN: 978-90-826725-5-8
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DADA REVISITED
Concept: Studio Renate Boere
Collages: Ellen Roof, Holly Baker, Layla May Arthur, Vera Vos, Hanna Nieman and Rixt Visser, Melanie Stiniguta, Nikky Šlesarova, Martin Yovov, James Bourke, Morgan Ton, Leah Kilian, Julia van Luijn, Berdien Koekkoek, Sander Rodenhuis, Miru Park, Ayaka Toya, Heegyung Noh
Publisher: Hybrid Crocodile
Printer: Prijsprinter.nl
ISBN: 978-90-826725-3-4