Hannah Höch

Dawn Ades, David F. Herrmann

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Prestel
01 May 2022

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Surrealism & Dada; Individual artists, art monographs

Now available in paperback, this book on the celebrated Dada artist Hannah Höch explores her use of collage as the artistic medium of choice for both satire and poetic beauty.

World-renowned for her work during the Weimar period, Hannah Höch was a pioneer in many aspects, both artistic and cultural. She was the lone woman of the Berlin Dada movement - the riotous form of art that deconstructed sound, language, and images to re-assemble them into new objects, texts and meanings. Höch was a pivotal force in the development of collage, paving the way for today's ubiquitous image editing techniques. A determined believer in women's rights, Höch questioned conventional concepts of partnership, beauty and the making of art, her work presenting acute critiques of racial and social stereotypes, particularly that of her native Germany.

Focusing on Höch's collages, this book examines the artist's career from the 1920s to the 1970s, charting her oeuvre from early works influenced by fashion and mass media, through to her later compositions of lyrical abstraction. It reveals her rapid development of a personal style, which was both humorous and often moving, but also offered critical commentary on society at a time of tremendous social change. Included are essays that examine themes such as the concept of the ""New Woman"" and the legacy of German colonialism. Featuring international scholarship on a groundbreaking artist, this volume brings together important source texts and reference material, which were first translated into English for the original edition of this book.

AUTHORS: Dawn Ades is Professor Emerita of the History and Theory of Art at the University of Essex, and Professor of Art History at the Royal Academy. She is a former Trustee of Tate and Fellow of the British Academy.

Daniel F. Herrmann is Curator of Modern and Contemporary Projects, The National Gallery.

Emily Butler is a curator, writer and translator, currently Mahera and Mohammad Abu Ghazaleh Curator at the Whitechapel Gallery.

SELLING POINTS: .

Hannah Höch is one of the most celebrated artists of the Dada movement and she is considered one of the originators of photomontage. .

Covering the entirety of her career, the book charts Höch's collages and the influence they've had across contemporary culture. .

The book includes 140 stunningly reproduced images of Höch's work and the artist herself.

140 colour illustrations

Edited by: Dawn Ades, David F. Herrmann
Imprint: Prestel
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 211mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 1.117kg
ISBN: 9783791388533
ISBN 10: 3791388533
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 May 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

DAWN ADES is Professor Emerita of the History and Theory of Art at the University of Essex, and Professor of Art History at the Royal Academy. She is a former Trustee of Tate and Fellow of the British Academy DANIEL F. HERRMANN is Curator of Modern and Contemporary Projects, The National Gallery. EMILY BUTLER is a curator, writer and translator, currently Mahera and Mohammad Abu Ghazaleh Curator at the Whitechapel Gallery.