DADA movement

The DADA movement began in 1916 in Switzerland.  Officially, DADA was not a movement just a reaction the World War I. Its influences where cubism, futurism, Constructivism and Expressionism. The works that came out of the DADA movement were not just art works but also media, photography,poetry, writing, collages and sculptures. These works were meant to provoke the viewer and make them feel some kind of emotion. usually anger and hatred.
DADA self-destructed when it was becoming 'acceptable', fearing it won't have the same effect it once did. DADA was responsible for Surrealism.

Information found from: Dada - Art History Basics on the Dada Movement - 1916-1923. 2013. Dada - Art History Basics on the Dada Movement - 1916-1923. [ONLINE] Available at: http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/dada.htm. [Accessed 15 May 2013].

Dada Movement, Artists and Major Works | The Art Story. 2013. Dada Movement, Artists and Major Works | The Art Story. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.theartstory.org/movement-dada.htm. [Accessed 15 May 2013].