A hole in the roof is worse than a hole in the floor

A New Zealander, an Aussie and Karl De Waal walk into an art school in 1990.

The New Zealander, Allen, says to the Aussie, Pete,

“I’m so excited — I’m going to make something awesome.”

Pete doesn’t say much.

Karl is talking about music, laughing wildly, eyes blazing.

In 1992, their final year, they go to an exhibition called A Readymade Boomerang. Think artist’s poo in a can and a toilet seat in a gallery — the spirit of Dada returned, a response to the madness of war and the absurdity of the twentieth century.

Thirty-five years later Allen, Pete and Karl are back together.

They bring the real spirit of Dada:

absurdity, humour and mayhem as a path to freedom and life.

Meanwhile a greedy band of faux-Dadaists run the world —

starting wars, hiding paedophilia, ignoring the climate, proclaiming their righteousness.

Whose message will triumph?

Will we choose chaos and destroy ourselves,

or absurdity and lift ourselves up?

Stay tuned. Same bat time, same bat channel.

Na na na na na na na na…