Gino Cantarelli (1899 – 1950) was an

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Dadaist

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and painter of the early 20th century. He was associated first with Futurism, then with

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. He often wrote his poems in French. Born in

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, from 1917 to 1920 Cantarelli published the journal ''

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'', together with Aldo Fiozzi, a publication which combined Futurist and Dadaist tendencies. In 1920 the two editors joined with

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to publish ''

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'', which was devoted entirely to Dada and which appeared in

, like the earlier journal.

References

*Bohn, Willard. ''The Dada Market''. 1993, Southern Illinois University Press. An anthology of Dada poetry, which includes a short biographical entry on Gino Cantarelli as well as including three of his Dadaist poems, all three written in French.
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