Futurism - Softcover

Cohen, Ester; Gale, Matthew; Lista, Giovanni; Marcadé, Jean-Claude

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8874394969 ISBN 13: 9788874394968

Publisher: 5 Continents Editions, 2009

Synopsis

Impassioned, polemical, and rebellious, the Futurist movement exalted the modern world by placing machines, speed, and technology at the heart of its artistic experimentations. Futurism embodied the same reality that it tried to capture: a dynamism that reflected the changing structure of the visible world. This landmark survey, published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's Manifesto of Futurism, traces the movement from its origins in Italy to the international creative forum.
Richly illustrated with 130 works by luminaries such as Boccioni, Balla, Picasso, Braque, Leger, Sonia and Robert Delaunay, Duchamp, and Malevich, the book explores different modes of expression within shared themes: the lighting of modern cities, dance, crowd movement, and the speed of new mechanical means of transport. Featuring essays by the world's leading authorities on Futurism and the avant-garde, Futurism is a radical reassessment of the movement and essential for understanding the genesis of many of modernism's greatest works.

About this title

About the Author:

 Ester Cohen is Professor of Contemporary Art History at the University of L'Aquila and is a leading expert on Futurism and Metaphysics. Matthew Gale is Head of Displays at Tate Modern. Didier Ottinger is Chief Curator at the Centre Pompidou. Giovanni Lista is Director of Research at the C.N.R.S.and is a specialist in early 20th Century avant-garde art. Jean-Claude Marcadé is Director Emeritus of Research at the C.N.R.S.

Language Notes:

Text: English, French (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 8874394969
• ISBN 13: 9788874394968
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360
• Editor: Ottinger Didier