Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943) was an artist but also a dancer, designer, puppet maker, architect and editor.
Tied so closely with dance, poetry and performance, Taueber-Arp created the perfect escapism from the troubled and violent society around her, making this publication a pertinent exploration of what it means to create ones own personal order in an increasingly unstable world..
Liberated and yet ordered, radical, yet structured, Taueber-Arp\'s work invites us to dance within a grid, to break boundaries by following her rules.
Responsible for co-founding the dada art movement, Tauber-Arp\'s way with colours and shapes unlocked new possibilities in art, costume and interior design.
They themselves defined themselves as nonsensical, cynical, savage and abstract - the dadaists.
In the terrible wake of the first world war, European civilisation was on the brink of collapse and a group of young people were rebelling from the world of destruction around them.
Taeuber-Arp became a teacher after studying art and dance and later taught others how to design patterns for textiles.
This \'lived abstraction\' plays a large part in the exhibition as the artworks on show, many together for the first time, explore how Taueber-Arp\'s subversive, dissident and often revolutionary style radiated into every facet of her life and paved the way for modern artists to come.
A true pioneer of modern art, for Taeuber-Arp, abstraction was never just an idea; it was her way of life.
Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943) was an artist but also a dancer, designer, puppet maker, architect and editor
