neo-dada

or ne·o-Da·da

[ nee-oh-dah-dah ]
/ ˌni oʊˈdɑ dɑ /

noun

a minor art movement chiefly of the 1960s reviving some of the objectives of dada but placing emphasis on the importance of the work of art produced rather than on the concept generating the work.

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Also called ne·o-da·da·ism.

Origin of neo-dada

First recorded in 1960–65

OTHER WORDS FROM neo-dada

ne·o-da·da·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby neo-dada

neo-christianity, neo-con, neo-confucian, neo-confucianist, neo-conservatism, neo-dada, neo-darwinism, neo-expressionism, neo-freudian, neo-gothic, neo-hegelianism
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