Excursions & visites Dada: 1ère visite, Eglise Saint Julien le Pauvre, jeudi 14 Avril

<p>Dada artists embraced the creative potential of chance, randomness, and spontaneity. This flyer invites participation in a Dadaist walk around Paris, an event hosted by movement founder Trista Tzara. The aim was to gather a group to tour some unconventional urban sites such as abandoned lots, churches, and the morgue. Shunning a &quot;picturesque&quot; wander around the city in favor of sites that &quot;don't really have a reason to exist,&quot; this type of freewheeling meander invited participants to see the city with fresh eyes, fueling creativity.</p> <p>The typography of the flyer likewise communicates randomness and the juxtaposition of disparate elements. The text varies in font, size, and orientation, with some phrases being entirely upside-down. Surrounding the concrete information of the event itself are evocative phrases such as <em>”cleanliness is the luxury of the poor/be dirty”</em> and <em>”you have to cut your nose like your hair.”</em></p> <p>Unfortunately for Tzara, the poor weather that day led to sparse attendance. The rain and cold impeded the group from traveling far, and Tzara thought the event was a failure. Some argue that this event marked the “end” of Dada.</p>