Stupid was a short-lived grouping ofconstructivist artists, formed inCologne in 1919.[1] The founding members wereWilly Fick,Heinrich Hoerle,Angelika Hoerle,Anton Räderscheidt,Marta Hegemann, andFranz Wilhelm Seiwert.[2]
The Stupid group aimed to address sociopolitical issues through an art ofproletarian character.[2] Seiwert and Räderscheidt had previously been active in the CologneDada scene, along withMax Ernst. Ernst later described Stupid as "a secession from Cologne Dada. As far as Hoerle and especially Seiwert were concerned, Dada's activities were aesthetically too radical and socially not concrete enough".[3] Seiwert described the group's esthetic: "We are attempting to be so clear that everyone will be able to understand us."[4]
Räderscheidt's studio was their base of operations, but by 1920 he had abandoned the constructivist style.[1] The group exhibited together and issued a publication, "Stupid 1", before disbanding. Many of the members joined theCologne Progressives group.[5]
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