We do not wish to conceal the fact that this claim has since been doubted by a third party. This fortyminute phonetic poem is one of the legends of dadaism, an artistic movement that arose in zurich during the first world war and thereafter spread rapidly, especia. He moved to britain, where he spent the duration of the war at internment camps in scotland and the isle of man. Composite rhythm of long additive process on fumms bo wo taa zaa uu pogiff the complete text of kurt schwitters ursonate may be found and downloaded at. Kurt hermann eduard karl julius schwitters 20 june 1887 8 january 1948 was a german artist who was born in hanover, germany schwitters worked in several genres and media, including dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography, and what came to be known as installation art. Kurt schwitters, 18871948 the ursonate or sonata in primal sounds. The authenticity of the recording has been doubted since its release by artists, scholars, and critics due to the manner of the interpretation and the pitch of.
Kurt schwitters ursonate wccmta, april 2628, victoria, bc example 6. Find more prominent pieces of sculpture at best visual art database. They sold the business in 1898, using the money to buy five properties in hanover which they rented out, allowing the family to live off the income for the rest of schwitters. Kurt schwitters ohne titel collagierte bildpostkarte. Kurt schwitters 1887 1948 was an artist and poet who worked in various genres and styles in the world of avantgarde art between the wars. Below the fold, you can find 9 versions of it by sound artists from around the world. Kurt schwitters was a german dadaist sculptor, painter, poet and writer.
Nov 01, 20 transmedia artist lynn book performed kurt schwitters ursonate 1922 in the charlotte and philip hanes arts gallery at wake forest university in north carolina on november 5, 20. The pressing was officially destroyed and unofficially went underground. The published version of the ursonate 2 is a concrete poem that was constructed byjan tschichold, the swiss typographer. Although this form is entirely appropriate in the context of the ursonate s existence as an intermedia piece, i do not think that it was meant by kurt schwitters to be used as a performance score. Schwitters in britain is at tate britain from 30 january to 12 may sat 5 jan 20 10. William kentridge incants kurt schwitterss iconic dada sound. According to ernst schwitterss testimony, this is the original recording of his father kurts performance. Project muse creating a visual translation of kurt. Oooooooooooooooooooooooo, dll rrrrr beeeee bo dll rrrrr beeeee bo fumms bo, rrrrr beeeee bo fumms bo wo, beeeee bo fumms bo wo taa, bo fumms bo wo taa zaa, fumms bo wo taa. Kurt schwitters, fodd 20 juni 1887 hannover, dod 18 januari 1948 i kendal i storbritannien, var en tysk konstnar, framst forknippad med dadaismen och kand for en collageteknik som han sjalv kallade merz. He began studying art at the school of applied arts in hannover in 1908, and from 1909 to 1914 attended the dresden art academy, where he studied traditional oil painting techniques and produced numerous landscapes, portraits, and still lifes.
Mar 23, 2017 this is the entire ursonate by kurt schwitters. There he remained, sharing the company of his father and mother, of his wife and son, supported by the rent derived from four other houses, until forced by hitler to emigrate in 1937. He discusses three of these relationscollage, found objects. Kurt hermann eduard karl julius schwitters was born into a welloff family of shopkeepers in the provincial bourgeois city of hannover. William kentridge incants kurt schwitterss iconic dada. Since 1993, a cd containing the complete ursonate has been distributed as an original performance by kurt schwitters wergo, mainz, wer 63042.
Pdf some words to kurt schwitters ursonate jaap blonk. Schwitters created the ursonate suite of sound poems between 1922 and 1932, and dedicated one issue of his magazine in 1925 to a vinyl record of. Ursonate01sonate via cb bilingual edition pdf hypothesis. Schwitters is recognized for his unique contribution to twentiethcentury art and literature. Schwitters, i would have selected the ursonate, which i had previously featured in a touring exhibition i selected for the arts council called dream machines,2 where the ursonate played alongside works exploring other hallucinatory forms of linguistic and visual experimentation by brion gysin, henri michaux and much younger, living artists. Refused by the berlin dadaists, he started a oneman dada group in hannover called merz. Mp3 introduction to lynn books performance by amy catanzano 8. For kate was created in 1947 by kurt schwitters in dada style. Kurt hermann eduard karl julius schwitters 20 june 1887 8 january 1948 was a german artist who was born in hanover, germany schwitters worked in several genres and media, including dada, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography, and what came to be known as installation art. Kurt schwitters, the lake poet by harriet staff poetry. Kurt schwitters collages in pictures art and design the.
Kurt schwitters epic sound poem ursonate is an enigma that has perplexed scholars for decades, or would have done, had its solution not long been considered a sisyphean impossibility. Although this form is entirely appropriate in the context of the ursonates existence as an intermedia piece, i do not think that it was meant by kurt schwitters to be used as a. They sold the business in 1898, using the money to buy five properties in hanover which they rented out, allowing the family to live off the income for the rest of. Placing the sound work of schwitters within his full merz project, the author assesses the relations between the ursonate and the final merzbau.
Lynn book performing kurt schwitter s ursonate ursonate performance, wake forest university, winstonsalem, north carolina, november 5, 20. This performance marks the rare occasion of a woman publicly performing schwitters sound poem, first performed by book in 1984 at chicago filmmakers and more. Kurt schwitters reads an extract from ursonate by the 1930s, schwitters, along with many other artists including ernst and arp, was considered degenerate by the nazis and he fled germany. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from kurt schwitters at the discogs marketplace. Kurt schwitters, herman edward karl julius schwitters, kurt herman edward karl julius schwitters, schwitters ulan 500026542 view the full getty record. He wouldnt allow any other versions of the work except his fathers one. This volume, the fourth in the complete works of kurt schwitters, offers the first. Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including dada, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography and what came to be known as installation art. Roedd kurt schwitters herman edward karl julius schwitters, 20 mehefin 1887 8 ionawr 1948 yn arlunydd arloesol yn yr almaen ar hanner cyntaf yr 20g arbrofodd gyda steil ciwbaidd a mynegiadaeth expressionist ac yn 1919 creuodd waith collage a defnyddiodd y term merz, ar gyfer ei holl waith creadigol o farddoniaeth, collage a cerflunwaith roedd yn rhan or grwp dada ym berlin. Kurt schwitters jaap blonk ursonate 1986, vinyl discogs. Jan 05, 20 schwitters in britain is at tate britain from 30 january to 12 may sat 5 jan 20 10. Find more prominent pieces of figurative at best visual art database.
The authenticity of the recording has been doubted since its release by artists, scholars, and critics due to the manner of the interpretation and the pitch of the speakers voice. Jan 11, 20 ursonate01sonate via cb bilingual edition pdf hypothesis. Kurt schwitters in england, organised by ian hunter and celia larner at tate britain, 9 july 2004. This fortyminute phonetic poem is one of the legends of dadaism. And thus, i spent my breaks reciting that poem in my room. Some words to kurt schwitters ursonate, by jaap blonk kurt schwitters was born in hannover in 1887. Eine leichtfassliche methode zur erlernung des wahnsinns fur jederman 1922 pdf, 40mb freiburg baden. The hannover merzbau and its two lesserknown successors, constructed by schwitters in exile. Ursonate this song is by kurt schwitters and appears on the album ursonate 1932. Kurt schwitters ursonate complete poem with verses. Kurt schwitters ursonate, written between 1922 and 1932 was the greatest sound poem of the 20th century.
It is the primeval sound, at once before and beyond sense. Nov 06, 2017 schwitters created the ursonate suite of sound poems between 1922 and 1932, and dedicated one issue of his magazine in 1925 to a vinyl record of the text. Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including dada, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography and what came to. Kurt schwitters grew up in the expressionists germany, in the warm, comfortable, friendly, happy and exceedingly bourgeois home supplied by his parents. Legacy brian eno sampled schwitters recording of ursonate for the kurt s rejoinder track on his 1977 album, before and after science. Ursonate 1922 1932 if i had a series called unusual pieces of music i dont, yet this would undoubtedly be on it. Schwitters, kurt 18871948 german artist, poet, essayist, dramatist, novelist, and shortstory writer. Associated with the dada movement, painter, poet, and mixedmedia artist kurt schwitters is best known for his collage and assemblage works in which he transformed appropriated imagery and text from print media into dynamic and layered compositions.
Mp3 transmedia artist lynn book performed kurt schwitters ursonate 1922 in the charlotte. His parents were proprietors of a ladies clothes shop. He studied at the applied arts school, the art academy and the institute of technology. Were excited to see that the tate is hosting a retrospective of kurt schwitterss late work.
Kurt schwitters has 60 books on goodreads with 1103 ratings. This paper notes the importance of kurt schwitterss merz project to the modernist politics and poetics of exile of the 20th century. Schwitters studied at the dresden academy of art with otto dix and george grosz, and after showing in berlin in 1918 was introduced to dadaists. The original poem is the ursonate by german dadist artist kurt schwitters, and it is an entire hour of madeup syllables spoken with rhythmic intonation. Kurt hermann eduard karl julius schwitters 20 june 1887 8 january 1948 was a german painter. He discusses three of these relationscollage, found objects and the structures of building materiality. These are the first lines of the kurt schwitters ursonate, or sonata in primal sounds. Han gav aven ut en tidskrift som hette merz 19231932. Lofty was created in 1947 by kurt schwitters in dada style. The exhibition, which features more than 180 works, traces schwitters journey in britain from an internment camp on the isle of man during the second world war to the london art scene to the lake district where he began work on his nowfamous merz barn until his death in 1948. Kurt schwitters merzbau, which took shape in hannover, germany, between 1923 and 1936, is one of the most problematical artworks of the 20th century.
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