A curation by Flavio Scaloni, Gallery Manager at Galerie Lo Scalo - The theme of Dadaism remains a vital source of contemporary artistic inspiration because it represents the ultimate act of rejection and interrogation—a radical questioning of art's definition, reason, and convention. Dada symbolizes anti-art, absurdity, and chance, often employing a strategy of linguistic chaos through the deconstruction and arbitrary use of letters and typography. Its psychological connotation lies in embracing irrationality. The movement’s core legacy, heavily influenced by Marcel Duchamp’s Readymade, shifted focus to conceptual selection, a concept later extended by Lettrism's focus on the letter as the minimal unit of art. Post-1950, Dada's heritage is evident in many movements. Robert Rauschenberg's Combines (c. 1950s), such as Monogram (1955–59), exemplify this by bringing everyday objects and collage into painting. A world-famous photographer who embraced the Dadaist spirit of deconstruction and appropriation is Man Ray, a key figure whose work, like The Gift (1921), a readymade iron with tacks, cemented the movement's challenge to logic. Our collection showcases how contemporary artists reinterpret this anti-art ethos through assemblage, conceptual play, and the continued playful sabotage of language and conventional forms.