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Kurt Schwitters
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Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) moved to Norway in 1937 and to the UK in 1940.

Short Biography:

From 1918 he developed a variation on collage, using discarded rubhish such as buttons and bus tickets to create pictures and structures.

He called these art works Merz, and produced a magazine called Merz from 1923. Later he created Merzbau, extensive constructions of wood and scrap, most of which were destroyed.

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Tags: movement, pictures, structures

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