Marcel Janco

Marcel Janco, 1954

Marcel Janco studio at Ein Hod artist village, Israel

Marcel Janco (born Marcel Iancu; Hebrew: מרסל ינקו; May 24, 1895 - April 21, 1984) was a Romanian-born Israeli painter and architect, and one of the founders of the Dada movement.

Biography

Janco was born to a Jewish family in Bucharest.

A friend and compatriot of Tristan Tzara, he was among the founders of the Dadaist movement, established in 1916 at Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, Switzerland, by a group of exiled poets, painters and philosophers who were opposed to war, aggression and the changing world culture. In 1922, Janco returned to Romania, where he gained fame as a painter and architect. In 1941, fleeing the Nazis, he moved to Palestine, and was one of the founders of the New Horizons Group (1948). The Janco-Dada Museum, which opened in 1983, features Janco's work and explores the history of the Dada movement.

In 1953, Janco established the Ein Hod artists' village near Haifa, Israel. Towards the end of his life he helped found the Dada museum in Ein Hod which bears his name. The museum houses Janco's art, explores the history of Dadaism and mounts changing exhibitions.

Janco died on 21 April 1984 at the age of 88.

Awards

• In 1946 and again in 1951, Janco was awarded the Dizengoff Prize for Painting.
• In 1967, he was awarded the Israel Prize, in painting.

Bibliography

• Janco, Marcel (2005). Marcel Janco: Interdisciplinary Artist. Tel Aviv: Bauhaus Center. ISBN 9789659060610. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

See also

• List of Israel Prize recipients
• Anti-art

External links

• Ein Hod Artists' Village
• Janco Dada Museum