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Dada was certainly the most virulent of European avant-garde art movements. Its members attacked not only artistic creation but society as a whole.
Amélie Pascutto 19 December 2024
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Candy Bedworth 18 December 2024
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When Your Collection Takes Over Your House—Sir John Soane’s Museum
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