Neo-Dada Organizers

Neo-Dada Organizers was a Japanese Neo-Dadaist art group formed by Masunobu Yoshimura that was active from 1960 until 1963. Composed of around ten young painters and performers who met periodically at Yoshimura's atelier in Shinjuku, they "announced their radical stances through introducing destructive akushon (action) that deviates from any conventional form of art", and aimed to "shock the audience with impulsive, disturbing performances." They used the human body as their medium of art. Their violent performances were both based in artistic intentions and responded to the political climate the time.