Dada and the power of Nonsense
Arts & Ideas
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Do You Think the Dada's Notion of Nonsense Is Sympathetic?
Nonsense is useful in this mo iit has a purpose or a utility. But but isn't the point of nonsense? It's its lack of volume. It's, it's a aversion to being useful. Is there attention there? Do you think absolutely. And it's so interestin, cause you can see it in all well as well. I think that's a novel about the kind of intrinsic value of uselessness as a way of staying sane. The party who is in chargei 19 84 really frowns on things that are beautiful and nonsensical. These beautiful non a object become a kind of talismans for the protagonist, winston. You know, you you've hung
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