FAQ About The Impact of Dadaism on Contemporary Art

World War I had a profound influence on the emergence of Dadaism. Many of the movement's founders were exiled Europeans disillusioned by the senseless violence and destruction. The war prompted artists like those in Dada to question the societal values and rationalist ideas that they believed led to such widespread devastation, inspiring them to reject established norms and embrace irrationality and chaos as a form of critique.