Neo-Dadaism

A widely used term covering several different art movements which came to puplic notice mostly in the 1960s. These include Pop art, Fluxus, 'Happenings' and Junk art, all of which share a renewed interest in the work of the original Dadaists. Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns are often credited as the pioneers of this trend.

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