The shock and scandal the movement inflamed was deliberate; Dadaist magazines were banned and their exhibits closed. Some of the artists even faced imprisonment. These provocations were part of the entertainment but, over time, audiences' expectations eventually outpaced the movement's capacity to deliver. As the artists' well-known "sarcastic laugh" started to come from the audience, the provocations of Dadaists began to lose their impact. Dada was an active movement during years of political turmoil from 1916 when European countries were actively engaged in World War I, the conclusion of which, in 1918, set the stage for a new political order.
The shock and scandal the movement inflamed was deliberate; Dadaist magazines were banned and their .exhibits closed. Some of the arti!sts even faced imprisonment. These provocations were part of the entertainment but, over time, audiences' expectation.s eventually outpaced the movement's capacity to deliver. As the artists' well-known "sarcastic laugh" started to come from the audience, the provocations of Dadaists began to lose their impact. Dada was an active movement during years of political turmoil from 1916 when European coun.tries were actively engaged in World War I, the conclusion! of which, in 1918, set the stage for a new political order.