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Dada's Grand Vacation at Centre Pompidou

exhibition · 2026-04-23

The Centre Pompidou presents 'Les grandes vacances de Dada' from October 5, 2005 to January 9, 2006. The exhibition features over a thousand works including paintings, collages, sculptures, rare manuscripts from the Bibliothèques Jacques Doucet and Paul Destribats, and a selection of films such as René Clair and Francis Picabia's 'Entr'acte' and Marcel Duchamp's 'Anémic cinéma'. Curator Laurent Le Bon discusses the exhibition with Jean-Yves Jouannais, analyzing Dada's resonance in contemporary practices through notions of incoherence and idiocy.

Key facts

  • Exhibition runs from October 5, 2005 to January 9, 2006
  • Over 1,000 works on display
  • Includes paintings, collages, sculptures, manuscripts, and films
  • Rare manuscripts lent by Bibliothèques Jacques Doucet and Paul Destribats
  • Films include 'Entr'acte' by René Clair and Francis Picabia
  • Also features 'Anémic cinéma' by Marcel Duchamp
  • Curator Laurent Le Bon interviewed by Jean-Yves Jouannais
  • Discussion focuses on Dada's influence on contemporary art through incoherence and idiocy

Entities

Artists

  • René Clair
  • Francis Picabia
  • Marcel Duchamp
  • Laurent Le Bon
  • Jean-Yves Jouannais

Institutions

  • Centre Pompidou
  • Bibliothèque Jacques Doucet
  • Bibliothèque Paul Destribats

Locations

  • Paris
  • France

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