Dissection of the Roaring Twenties: DadaismDadaism was supposed to be an art with no obvious meaning, but it developed into an art movement in European cities that lasted five to nine years and “opposed militarism” and authoritarian assumptions in society” (Coutts-Smith 9), and it has been said that this is partly due to the First World War. In New York, this was not the case; New York Dadaism challenged everything in society, from gender roles to what was considered art. New York Dadaism lacked the militant cultural protest seen in European Dadaist cities. Furthermore, many argue that the official Dada movement in New York lasted less than a year, when Dada work was published in the single-issue magazine “The New York Dada” in 1921. On February 2, 1916, Hugo Ball, the founder of Dada, placed an advertisement in Zurich newspapers inviting “young writers and artists… with the aim of becoming a center of artistic entertainment… visiting artists will perform their music and poetry. Young artists from Zurich are invited to bring their ideas and contributions. “The group met in a local bar and the participants consisted mainly of refugees from the First World War. From them emerged a new type of art, Dadaism, an art form not intended to be visually appealing, but rather challenging and controversial. Dadaist art forms appeared in New York City in 1913, at an armory exhibit, before the onset of Dadaism. movement. One of the many works featured was Marcel Duchamp's painting, Nude Descending a Staircase, which was mocked and attacked. He was not considered an authentic Dada but "behind his conception he contained the germs of Dada". (Coutts-Smith 53) This was the place where New York's leading Dada artists would soon become, Francis PIc...... middle of paper ......t, Manhattan.Elderfield, John. "THE COLLECTION." MoMA.org. Np, nd Web. 04 January 2014.Kuenzli, Rudolf E. Dada. London: Phaidon, 2006. Print."MOCA | The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles." MOCA | The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The Museum of Contemporary Art, nd Web. 04 January 2014.PICabia, Francesco. Dada movement. 1919. Museum of Modern Art, Manhattan.PICabia, Francis. M'Amenez-y. 1919-1920. Museum of Modern Art, Manhattan.Ray, Man. Rayography. 1923. Gelatin silver print. Museum of Modern Art, Manhattan.Ray, Man. Rayography. 1923. Gelatin silver print (photogram). Museum of Modern Art, Manhattan. Horse riding, Alan. "After almost a century, is Dadaism still among us?" The New York Times 13 Oct. 2005, Arts section: n. page Print Voorhies, James. "Heilbrunn Art History Chronology". Surrealism. The Museum of Modern Art, nd Web. 11 January. 2014.