Kurt Schwitters: The Schwitters Scandal

The Schwitters scandal was pure DADA! While he was alive, Schwitters provoked the art world with his one-man Dada movement Merz, which united painting, sculpture, architecture and literature in fragments. After his death he hit the headlines due to several sensational inheritance lawsuits involving his heirs, a mistress, the Norwegian government, and the Marlborough Gallery - which had gained notoriety in the Rothko scandal. Looking back on Schwitters’ life and work, this film unravels a bizarre story of deceit, intrigue, power and money.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

50 min

Cast:

Andrew Graham-Dixon, Brian Sewell

Quality:

HD

Director:

Simon Chu

Release:

1986

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