Dada was an avant-garde art movement in the early 20th century that spread throughout Europe. It is suggested that the movement originated in Zurich, Switzerland in 1916. Dada was formed out of the negative reaction to WWI and was begun by a group of poets and artists associated with the Cabaret Voltaire. This movement involved visual arts, literature, poetry, art manifestoes, art theory, theatre, and graphic design. It was also known for being anti-bourgeois as well as anti-war, and associated itself naturally with the radical left political parties. Dada is also known for laying the foundation for what would become Fluxus.
Fluxus, from the Latin word for "flowing," consists of many different artists, designers, and musicians who are noted for merging different disciplines and artistic mediums. This movement was most popular in the 1960s, and is often also known as intermedia. Its Avant-Garde style is known for being the "Anti Art" movement under the leadership of George Maciunas. Artists from this movement include Joseph Beuys, Yoko Ono, and Nam June Paik. The main influence-rs on the development of Fluxus were John Cage and his experimental music of the 1950s and Marcel Duchamp, whose Fountain broke the mold for what true 'art' could be.
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