c 1955 - c 1965
USA
Work that shares with Dada a sense of paradox and ambiguity and a use of found objects and junk. Thought of as a bridge between Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art--using gestural brushwork on a grand scale, rejecting the sublimity of Abstract Expressionism in favor of everyday imagery. Neo-Dada was prevalent in New York from the mid-1950s to mid-1960s; the European counterpart was known as Nouveau Realism.
