The Triumph of Kurt Schwitters
The Triumph of Kurt Schwitters illuminates Schwitters' idiosyncratic
life...revealing a personality of infinite contradictions. In this stimulating
biography Barbara Crossley discovers...the fiercely ambitious artist...the
politically and socially conscious thinker who embraced the absurd, the
lover and the fighter who knew that beyond his death his work would survive
to shape our times.
Schwitters believed that art is 'a spiritual function of man, which aims
at freeing him from the chaos of life'. In these times of political uncertainty
and dogmatic fundamentalism his credo has become increasingly more appropriate.
We need art and culture to stimulate moral and ethical values and aspirations,
which are necessary for securing a future worth living.
Out of sync throughout his life, Schwitters deserves our attention more
than ever. The Triumph of Kurt Schwitters is an important contribution
to our understanding of this remarkable man and the astonishing range
of his works. ISBN 0-9539244-1-6
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