Absurd, provocative, nihilistic — art that rejects art. Anti-establishment, anti-war, anti-everything-including-itself.
1916–1923. Born in Zurich's Cabaret Voltaire during WWI. Key figures: Hugo Ball, Tristan Tzara, Marcel Duchamp, Hans Arp, Kurt Schwitters.
Monochrome — black, white, newspaper beige. Red for provocative accents. Found materials in their natural state.
Mixed, chaotic — serif and sans-serif mixed, random sizes, upside-down text, cut-and-paste lettering. No rules.
Photomontage, readymade (found objects), collage, chance operations, nonsense poetry, provocative juxtaposition, anti-art.