Jean Arp

Jean Arp, born on September 16, 1886, was a German-French painter, sculptor, poet and abstract artist, who founded the Dada movement in Zurich in 1916.

Fast Facts

1. Born: September 16, 1886 in Strasbourg, Germany
2. Also known as Hans Arp
3. Founding member of Dada movement
4. After breaking away from the surrealists, is a founder of Abstract Creation
5. First Spouse: Sophie Taeuber-Arp until her death in 1943
6. Second Spouse: Marguerite Hagenbach
7. Died: June 7, 1966 in Basel, Switzerland

Timeline

• September 16, 1886: Born
• 1904: Left Ecole des Arts et Metiers in Strasbourg and moved to Paris, where he published his first book
• 1905 - 1907: Studied at Kunstschule, Weimar, Germany
• 1908: Returned to Paris
• 1915: Moved to Switzerland
• 1916: Founded the Dada movement
• 1920: Co-setup the Cologne Dada group
• 1926: Moved to Meudon
• 1931: Founded the Abstraction-Creation
• 1942: Moved to Zurich, Switzerland, to escape German occupation
• 1943: First wife died
• 1949: Visited New York City
• 1954: Won the Grand Prize for Sculpture at the Venice Biennale
• June 7, 1966: Died

Dada Movement

In 1916, Arp founded the Dada movement. It included the areas of visual arts, literature, theatre and graphic design. Dadaism went on to inspire later movements, like Avant-garde and Downtown music movements, and groups including Surrealism, Nouveau Realisme, Pop Art and Fluxus. By 1924, the movement was beginning to die out while Surrealism was becoming more prominent.

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