Nodes (aka Remixes)

Re:Dada artists were invited to remix specific Dada works of art to display in the physical exhibit in San Francisco. We call those remixes nodes. Actually the displayed nodes are remixes of our dada archetypes. Through our history original works or in our case archetypes are always re-used and re-appropriated by artists. Our artists used the dada archetypes to build their nodes. You can visit those nodes during the exhibition at swissnex San Francisco in November 2016. Not only our artists re-used dada works. That is why we added to all archetypes nodes we found over time.

For our exhibition the artists were confronted with questions such as: What does it mean to remix Dada works in the public domain? What role does the original intention of an artist play when remixing their works of art? What does it mean to use DADA tactics to remix, collage and deconstruct the historical into the contemporary? Which 21st century tools and technologies can be applied to the historic legacies of DADA to help us understand our own contemporary culture? How are we able to accept, embrace and respect the heritage of DADA through new technology?

The results are described below and the installation can be experienced during the exhibition at Pier 17, swissnex San Francisco from November 4 to 30.