Dada was an artistic and literary movement that began in Zürich, Switzerland. It arose as a reaction to World War I and the nationalism that many thought had led to the war.

What was the point of Dadaism?

Dada artists felt the war called into question every aspect of a society capable of starting and then prolonging it – including its art. Their aim was to destroy traditional values in art and to create a new art to replace the old.

What is the history of Dadaism art and how did it start?

The Dada movement began in Zurich in the mid-1910s, invented by refugee artists and intellectuals from European capitals beset by World War I. ... Dada art included music, literature, paintings, sculpture, performance art, photography, and puppetry, all intended to provoke and offend the artistic and political elite.