Kurt Schwitters

Cv/VAR 156 presents a study by Anne Blood the pioneering artist Kurt Schwitters (b. June 20, 1887, Hannover, d.January 8 1948 Lendal) which reviews an exhibition 'Kurt Schwitters in Britain at Tate Britain, January to May 2013. The author explores the collection of 150 collages at the Tate and focuses on 'Merzbau', a late work created in a barn at Elterwater, wherte Schwitters was exiled, a complex internal sculpture integrated in a wall, forerunner of the modern concepts of art and installation.