To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 22:01:41 +0100
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Sophie Taeuber puppets


I saw the Dada exhibition at the Pompidou - it is really splendid,  
with hundreds of interesting works organised in a series of open, 
linked cubes that allow you to make your own path through the 
exhibition. It includes a dozen puppets by Sophie Taeuber for Gozzi's 
'King Stag', displayed against a painted backdrop.
Two very different catalogues are available. The French catalogue is a 
Dadaesque 'phone directory' of theoretical articles arranged in 
alphabetical order, printed on thin, greyish paper. The American 
catalogue is a more traditional, glossy volume.
By the way, the current issue of Puppet Notebook, the British Unima 
magazine, includes an article by Mischa Twitchin  on Dada puppets. He 
discusses  Taeuber-Arp, Grosz's caricature marionettes (constructed by 
John Heartfield and Waldemar Hecker), and collage puppets made by the 
Belgian Dadaist Paul Joostens.  A few images are reproduced there.
The exhibition is definitely worth a (long!) visit if it's within 
possible reach.
Eleanor


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