If we look closely at the cacophony of seemingly random images that make up Hannah Höch’s large-scale photomontage, a cross-section of Weimar Germany’s cultural and political milieu comes into focus. Here, the Kitchen Knife Dada - a metaphor for Höch’s careful slicing and dicing - cuts a swath from the lower right to the upper left, separating Dada and anti-dada elements.
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Hannah, Höch, Cut, with, the, Kitchen, Knife, masterworks__old_national_gallery_berlin__hannah_hoech__r8201_13_05.mp4 if we look closely at the cacophony of seemingly random images that make up hannah höch’s large-scale photomontage, a cross-section of weimar germany’s cultural and political milieu comes into focus. here, the kitchen knife dada - a metaphor for höch’s careful slicing and dicing - cuts a swath from lower right to upper left, separating dada and anti-dada elements.