Words in Freedom
Futurism at 100
On the one hundredth anniversary of Futurism's founding, this exhibition explores the movement's aesthetic and political concerns with a display of books, manifestos, periodicals, and handwritten correspondence by Futurist artists.
Art Exhibition
previously on
at
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA
in
New York,
United States.
From
Friday 13 February 2009 to Monday 06 April 2009
Published by MOMA on Tuesday 07 April 2009.
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The first Futurist Manifesto, published in 1909 by poet and writer F. T. Marinetti, proclaimed a burning desire—fueled by industry, war, and the machine—to race into the future. Italian Futurists followed suit by calling for a new aesthetic language appropriate for these modern times.
Organized by Laura Beiles, Associate Educator, Department of Education.
Mezzanine, The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building
