Raoul Hausmann | |
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Born | Raoul Hausmann July 12, 1886 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
Died | February 1, 1971 Limoges, France | (aged 84)
Nationality | Austrian |
Known for | Collage, Photography, Sculpture, Poetry, Performance, Theory |
Notable work | Mechanical Head [The Spirit of Our Age], c. 1920 |
Movement | Dada |
Raoul Hausmann (July 12, 1886 – February 1, 1971) was an Austrian artist and writer. One of the key figures in Berlin Dada, his experimental photographic collages, sound poetry, and institutional critiques would have a profound influence on the European Avant-Garde in the aftermath of World War I.