CultureAugust 31, 2026
dadaist
DAH-duh-ist
Definition
Relating to or characteristic of Dada, an art movement that rejects logic, reason, and traditional aesthetics in favor of nonsense, irrationality, and intuition.
Etymology
The word is derived from 'Dada,' a nonsense word chosen by a group of artists in 1916 Zurich to represent their rejection of the perceived logic and bourgeois values of the society that led to World War I.
In the news
The article uses the term to describe the humorous, anti-establishment spirit that informs the experimental and often chaotic sound of Jean-Hervé Péron's new album.
Faust’s Jean-Hervé Péron Turns A Lifetime Of Ideas Into Experimental New Album ‘MOI’
Read the full article ↗That Eric Alper