p. 48 : quoted by Margareth Miller to Oliver Kaufmann [the first principle aim is his Merzbau]
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I have two principle aims, two life works. The second is my sonata [Schwitters' 'UrSonata' - a long sound poem of 35 minutes]
— Kurt Schwitters
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Kurt Schwitters" (Quotes of Kurt Schwitters: sorted chronologically, after date of the quotes of Kurt Schwitters, 1940s, I is Style (2000): Quotes of Kurt Schwitters, from: I is Style, (2000) ed. Siegfried Gohr & Gunda Luyken, (commissioned by Rudi Fuchs, director of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam), NAI Publishers, Rotterdam 2000)
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About Kurt Schwitters
Kurt Schwitters (June 20, 1887 – January 8, 1948) was a German painter who played an important role in Dada. He worked in several genres and media, including Dadaism, Constructivism, Surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, collage, sculpture, typography and what came to be known as installation art.
About Kurt Schwitters
Kurt Schwitters (June 20, 1887 – January 8, 1948) was a German painter who played an important role in Dada. He worked in several genres and media, including Dadaism, Constructivism, Surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, collage, sculpture, typography and what came to be known as installation art.
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