Flight Out of Time: A Dada Diary (Documents of Twentieth Century Art) [Paperback]

Hugo Ball (Author), John Elderfield (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0520204409 | ISBN-13: 978-0520204409 | Publication Date: May 6, 1996

Hugo Ball--poet, philosopher, novelist, cabaret performer, journalist, mystic--was a man extremely sensitive to the currents of his time and carried in their wake. In February 1916 he founded the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich. The sound poems and performance art by Ball and the other artists who gathered there were the beginnings of Dada. Ball's extraordinary diaries, one of the most significant products of the Dada movement, are here available in English in paperback for the first time, along with the original Dada manifesto and John Elderfield's critical introduction, revised and updated for the paperback edition, and a supplementary bibliography of Dada texts that have appeared since the 1974 hardcover edition of this book.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Covering 1920- 1921, these journals offer an intimate glimpse into the founder of Cabaret Voltaire, the avant-garde hot spot that served as the birthplace of Dada.
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From Library Journal

Published posthumously in 1974, Ball's work chronicles the beginnings of the Dada movement in Europe between 1910 and 1921.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 324 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press (May 6, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520204409
• ISBN-13: 978-0520204409
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #965,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #30 in Books > Arts & Photography > Schools, Periods & Styles > Dadaism

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Difficult. beautiful, underappreciated genius, February 3, 1999

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Chris Trent [e-mail] (Los Angeles, California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flight Out of Time: A Dada Diary (Documents of Twentieth Century Art) (Paperback)

Long before the beat movement or the hippies comes such a beautiful work from one of the most honest and daring individuals to ever live and then be forgotten in this world. The title says it best. Hugo Ball is probably the most important guide (in my life). You should read this and see if any of it rubs off on you.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book..., May 5, 2009

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This review is from: Flight Out of Time: A Dada Diary (Documents of Twentieth Century Art) (Paperback)

A great book that no one has heard of. I like his writing style and the idea of the dada movement in general. His anti-establishment stance is great as he plays devil's advocate throughout the book questioning whether the state/system can really be abolished. Great mind around at a great period in history.