October 31st, 2003
Futurism: Manifestos and Other Resources
Futurism was an international art movement founded in Italy in 1909. It was
(and is) a refreshing contrast to the weepy sentimentalism of Romanticism. The
Futurists loved speed, noise, machines, pollution, and cities; they embraced
the exciting new world that was then upon them rather than hypocritically
enjoying the modern world’s comforts while loudly denouncing the forces that
made them possible. Fearing and attacking technology has become almost second
nature to many people today; the Futurist manifestos show us an alternative
philosophy.
Too bad they were all Fascists.
