Futurism and fascism. (in Italy, 1910-1944)(Cover Story)

From: History Today | Date: November 1, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

The Italian art movement known as futurism, founded by Filippo Marinetti, was associated with Benito Mussolini's Italian fascist movement as early as 1919. However, Marinetti himself parted company with the fascists in 1920. The futurists' approach to violence was much different from the fascists'.

It is particularly appropriate to re-examine the relationship between the rise of Fascism and the literary and artistic movement called Futurism, because in the last decade Futurism has once again been in the news. In 1986 the Italian car manufacturing giant FL4.T together with an American ...

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