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Untitled (Squares Arranged According to the Laws of Chance)

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Arts and Music Atlas. "Untitled (Squares Arranged According to the Laws of Chance)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://arts.interactiveatlas.org/works/untitled-squares-arranged-according-to-the-laws-of-chance.

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@misc{artsandmusicatlas-untitled-squares-arranged-according-to-t,
  author = {Arts and Music Atlas},
  title = {Untitled (Squares Arranged According to the Laws of Chance)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://arts.interactiveatlas.org/works/untitled-squares-arranged-according-to-the-laws-of-chance},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A torn-and-pasted paper collage in which Arp let the placement of the squares be governed by chance rather than deliberate composition, embodying Dada's rejection of rational artistic control.

Facts

Year Created

1916 1

Dated 1916-17 across the two related versions in the Museum of Modern Art's collection; 1916 is used here.

Medium

Torn-and-pasted paper collage 1

Location

Museum of Modern Art, New York 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Created By

Hans Arp

Source Tate

In Movement

Dada

Source Gardner's Art Through the AgesFred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner)

Sources

1. Tate

Tate, United KingdomView the Source

Gardner's Art Through the Ages

Fred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner), Cengage LearningIn Movement: Dada, chapter on Dada, section on Jean (Hans) Arp

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