When I Think Futurism, I Think Italian

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It's not that hard to explain. Futurism is all these things:
  • fascination towards the problems of representing modern experiences
  • despite the word futurism, the movement ended its hype in the 20s
  • new visual technology
  • started with the publication of the Futurist Manifesto
What lasted until this day is the legacy of the movement. And the legacy is what remained of futurism in literature, architecture, music, film, photography, and other arts. This legacy is being investigated to this very day, still. So no wonder I associate Italian culture with futurism.

The following exhibitions and courses attempt to examine the movement:
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Perhaps the most easily recognized legacy of Italian futurism is evident in the trends our architects and developers have picked up. The image above is a Wiki example of Italian futurism in architecture.
 
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Great Point, I never looked at that perspective before. Even in history classes when we discuss what futurism is and what country we feel is making the step towards it Italy would have never came to mind at first thought, or glance. Very nice.
 
Did you watch the link to the Guggenheim Museum explanatory video? The narrator, Vivien Greene, tries to explain for the first time about Italian futurism and how it big it is inside Italy. She lists the very famous "local ideas" that don't sound very weird or uncommon actually outside of Italy. I would imagine that these ideas were considered eccentric during the time when they were blossoming inside Italy and within the short-lived futurist movement.
 
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