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Futurism

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Also known as: Futurismo, Futurizm

Written by John James White

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Last Updated: Apr 12, 2024 • Article History

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Italian:: Futurismo

Russian:: Futurizm

Date:: 1909 - c. 1916

Related Artists:: Filippo Tommaso Marinetti; Olga Vladimirovna Rozanova; Umberto Boccioni; Gino Severini; Ivan Albertovich Puni

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Futurism, early 20th-century artistic movement centred in Italy that emphasized the dynamism, speed, energy, and power of the machine and the vitality, change, and restlessness of modern life. During the second decade of the 20th century, the movement’s influence radiated outward across most of Europe, most significantly to the Russian avant-garde. The most-significant results of the movement were in the visual arts and poetry. Futurism was first announced on February 20, 1909, when the Paris newspaper Le Figaro published a manifesto by the Italian poet and editor Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. Marinetti coined the word Futurism to reflect his goal of ...(100 of 1672 words)

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