this is a good overview of dada and beyound.....

Dada2data
by Chris Joseph
19/Dec/2003
at Trace Writing Center on line

Has the digital revolution transformed Dada into data? What features of Dada have become important elements in digital art and net culture? To answer these questions we must first take a brief look at the art movement known as Dada, and then examine several of its key features - simultaneous poetry, manifestos, abstract painting, collage/photomontage, chance, cabaret, audience, collaboration - and how they relate to new media.