Cut With the Kitchen Knife: The Weimar Photomontages of Hannah Hoch

Lightly Used Out of Print Softcover Edition published by Yale University Press, New Haven, CT., 1993, 260 pages (illustrated) in Very Good Condition. Cover has slight shelf-wear, minor scuffing. Text is clean and unmarked with no rips, tears, creases or loose pages. There is a turned-down corner on the back End Sheet, rest of the text is clean and sharp. Spine is firm and uncreased but with a slight tilt. An important pioneer of the artform that became known as photomontage. Hoch (November 1, 1889 to May 31, 1978) was a German Dada artist. She is best known for her work of the Weimar period, when she was one of the originators of photomontage. Höch was the lone woman among the Berlin Dada group, however she was dismayed to the Dadaists lip service to women's emancipation and her work echos her feelings that there were difference between women in media and reality. Marriage did not escape her criticism. She depicted brides as mannequins and children, reflecting the idea that women are not seen as complete people and have little control over their lives. A long-time German resident, her work fell out of favor after WWII although she continued to produce her photomontages and exhibit them internationally until her death in 1978. The Berlin Dadaists - the "monteurs" (mechanics) - would use scissors and glue rather than paintbrushes and paints to express their views of modern life through images presented by the media. A variation on the collage technique, photomontage utilized actual or reproductions of real photographs printed in the press. We ship within 24 hours of your purchase with a Delivery Confirmation.