Schwitters
Americannoun
noun
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The 16-minute dance, the longest of the show, was set to an imaginative mix of taped selections ranging from George Gershwin to Kurt Schwitters, the avant-garde artist who also composed sound poetry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
Upstairs, amid concrete walls and copious light, there are works by Maurizio Cattelan, Kurt Schwitters and Alexander Calder.
From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2017
Auzet's "La Cathédrale de Misere" is a performance piece that adapts "Ursonate" by composer Kurt Schwitters for the stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2014
I’ve written essays comparing games to the work of artist Kurt Schwitters and poet Kenneth Rexroth, and even I can’t muster this level of vacuous self-importance on the subject.
From Slate • Sep. 4, 2014
Her installation Wantee was made in Coniston, inspired by the pioneering artist Kurt Schwitters, who lived in the area in the 1940s.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2013
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