Futurist Manifestos (Artworks) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878466274 ISBN 13: 9780878466276

Publisher: MFA Publications, 2001

Synopsis

On February 20th, 1909, a belligerent manifesto announcing the birth of the Futurist movement appeared on the front page of the Paris newspaper Le Figaro and sent immediate shockwaves throughout Europe. The author, a young Italian poet named F.T. Marinetti, demanded that writers and artists reject the classic art of the past and celebrate the dynamic technology of modern city life. Joined by a group of like-minded artists, over the following years Marinetti pioneered an art that would eulogise speed and industry, in a reaction against the stasis of the classics, and even against contemporary movements such as Cubism. Available in English for the first time in over 20 years, the Futurist Manifestos are fiery, explosive and witty, and crucial to any full appreciation of modern art.

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Review:

'Essential reading for anybody interested in early twentieth-century art'The Nation'The largest and most representative collection of Futurist manifestos to appear in English'The Times Literary Supplement

Synopsis:

This translation from the Italian first published in the US by Viking Press presents F.T. Marinetti's The Founding and Manifesto of Futurism (1909) rejecting classical art, manifestos and art influenced by it, historical perspective, photos of futurists, a chronology, and new afterword. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

About this edition

• Publisher: MFA Publications
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0878466274
• ISBN 13: 9780878466276
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Apollonio Umbro