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Manifesti del dadaismo

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Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara

Tristan Tzara, born on April 16, 1896, and died on December 25, 1963, was a prominent poet. He was one of the founders of the Dada movement, known for his unique poetic style and avant-garde artistic ideas that influenced later generations. more

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“If you can't do it, don't pledge to do it. Don't be a liar; say only what you can do. It's better for you to have a "single sentence" manifesto about your life which is fulfilled than to have 25 chapters' theories about your visions that remain undone!”

“HEARTWORK Each day is born with a sunrise and ends in a sunset, the same way we open our eyes to see the light, and close them to hear the dark. You have no control over how your story begins or ends. But by now, you should know that all things have an ending. Every spark returns to darkness. Every sound returns to silence. And every flower returns to sleep with the earth. The journey of the sun and moon is predictable. But yours, is your ultimate ART.”

“En effet, à côté de la prétention de tout individu à s'affirmer comme sujet, qui est une prétention éthique, il y a aussi en lui la tentation de fuir sa libertê et de se constituer en chose: c'est un chemin néfaste car passif, aliené, perdu, il est alors la proie se volontés étrangères, coupé de sa transcendance, frustré de tout valeur. Mais c'est un chemin facile: on évite ainsi l'angoisse et la tension de l'existence authentiquement assumée.”