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The Artists

Giacomo BallaMoving objects multiply themselves

Street Light, 1911

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Street Light

Street Light

1909-1911
Speeding Automobile

Speeding Automobile

1912
Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash

Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash

1912
Paths of Movement + Dynamic Sequences

Paths of Movement + Dynamic Sequences

1913
Abstract Speed + Sound

Abstract Speed + Sound

1913-1914
Sculptural Construction of Noise and Speed

Sculptural Construction of Noise and Speed

1914-1915
Spring

Spring

1916
1801
Artist turns modernism into equal rights activism
Anne Goldthwaite
Art as prophesy
Maurice Denis Giacomo Balla
Hard-smoking woman documents Canada's native people
Emily Carr
Non-competitive art for the literati, gay and polyglot
Florine Stettheimer 2000

The artists of Futurism

Umberto BoccioniPortrait of Umberto Boccioni

Umberto BoccioniWhy can’t I stop painting my mother?

1882-1916
Filippo Tommaso MarinettiPortrait of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

Filippo Tommaso MarinettiA poet creates a church of speed and violence

1876-1944
Giorgio de ChiricoPortrait of Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de ChiricoEnchanted space in the city of Nietzsche

1888-1978
Antonio Sant'EliaPortrait of Antonio Sant'Elia

Antonio Sant'EliaProphet of the violent, industrial future

1888-1916
Natalia GoncharovaPortrait of Natalia Goncharova

Natalia GoncharovaArt-Punk in Futurist Moscow

1881-1962
Luigi RussoloPortrait of Luigi Russolo

Luigi RussoloMachines that scream — inventing Futurist music

1885-1947
Carlo CarràPortrait of Carlo Carrà

Carlo CarràAn argument for consistency

1881-1966
Gino SeveriniPortrait of Gino Severini

Gino SeveriniA future of dancers instead of machines

1883-1966
Giacomo BallaPortrait of Giacomo Balla

Giacomo BallaMoving objects multiply themselves

1871-1958
Aleksandra EksterPortrait of Aleksandra Ekster

Aleksandra EksterRhythm and dynamic movement

1882-1949