Kurt Schwitters

Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) utan titel (1937/1938) 22,7 x 18,1 cm Spengler Museum Hannover
He’d been denied membership in Berlin’s Club Dada for not being “political enough,” so shrugged his shoulders and formed the Dada sub-movement of Merz (a fragment of the word “Kommerz,” taken from a bank’s newspaper advertisement and incorporated into an early piece). Though Merz’ membership was limited to Schwitters, he often collaborated with other Dadaists.