I manifesti del futurismo

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28144

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I manifesti del futurismo

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it

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A revolutionary collection of manifestos by F. T. Marinetti and Futurist artists, declaring war on tradition, museums, and the past. This text champions speed, technology, violence, and the 'beautiful' of the machine age, urging a complete destruction of old art forms to embrace a new, dynamic aesthetic rooted in intuition and material reality.

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Published in 1909, *I manifesti del futurismo* stands as the foundational text of the Futurist movement, an avant-garde initiative led by F. T. Marinetti dedicated to liberating art from the 'fetid canker' of history. The volume opens with Marinetti's explosive manifesto, which proclaims the death of Time and Space and the birth of a new era defined by speed, energy, and violence. The text aggressively extols modern technology—the automobile, the airplane, and the industrial city—as superior to classical antiquity, famously declaring museums to be mere 'cemeteries' and urging the destruction of libraries, academies, and the 'passatist' mentality to make way for the future. The collection expands beyond poetry to include technical manifestos for painting, sculpture, music, and architecture, featuring artists like Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carrà, Giacomo Balla, and Luigi Russolo. These contributors argue for an art form that captures movement and the chaotic 'noise' of the modern world. Marinetti's 'Technical Manifesto of Futurist Literature' introduces radical concepts such as 'words in freedom,' which liberate text from traditional syntax, and the 'imaginary without wires,' rejecting psychological introspection in favor of an 'intuitive psychology of matter.' The tone is relentlessly provocative, filled with exhortations to destroy the past and embrace the present moment. The book addresses the role of the woman in the new era, advocating for her liberation from traditional domestic roles, and explores the concept of 'anti-pain,' suggesting that suffering should be parodied and transformed into laughter. Ultimately, the volume presents a vision of a 'mechanical man' and an art form that is violent, aggressive, and entirely focused on the infinite possibilities of the future, aiming to cure Latin races of chronic sentimentalism and replace it with a dynamic, intuitive engagement with the material world.

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Categories

• Futurism
• Literary Movements