Kurt Schwitters; a portrait from life. With Collision, a science-fiction opera libretto in banalities
Kate Steinitz, a long-time friend and collaborator of Kurt Schwitters, gives an eye-witness report of his personality, recounts the stages of his life, and presents a concise evaluation of his significance in modern art. Innovative in several media and mixing the media for new artistic creativity, Schwitters used collage and montage for pictorial, verbal, musical and sculptural effects. A vital contributor to Dada and sympathizer with the Bauhaus artists and avant-garde architects, Schwitters developed a very personal style in his Merz art, comprising and interrelating poetry, prose, typography, theater, plastic arts and architecture in a concept of "total" art. His unique "designs" anticipated modern techniques in almost every area of artistic expression. With Kate Steinitz, he composed children's books and a libretto for an avant-garde science fiction jazz opera. Witty aperçus characterize Professor Steinitz's vivid portrayal of Schwitters, the man and the artist
Print Book, English, 1968
University of California Press, Berkeley, 1968