Thanks for this. Apart from explaining beautifully the depressing facts of so much we’re living with, you’ve reopened another perspective for me on Magritte and the themes in his work -although now perhaps he was culpable of the opposite and convinced his that art was merely art. Perhaps the ability to hide beneath this banner can save creative and challenging ideas in times of fascism. Let’s hope we don’t need to test this further!!
There was a split in it, plus there were the female Futurists who wrote their own manifesto responding to the original one, so a lot of division amongst Futurists artists and many who didn't go along with Marinetti or believe in Fascism... But he certainly did!!
I worked on Mina Loy for part of my PhD and found her fascinating as a woman on the edge of that movement. She soon seemed to realise they were full of shit. Her satirical sketch ‘The Sacred Prostitute’ really skewers them
Thanks for this. Apart from explaining beautifully the depressing facts of so much we’re living with, you’ve reopened another perspective for me on Magritte and the themes in his work -although now perhaps he was culpable of the opposite and convinced his that art was merely art. Perhaps the ability to hide beneath this banner can save creative and challenging ideas in times of fascism. Let’s hope we don’t need to test this further!!
Convinced his audience…
this is a brilliant piece.
Thank you, Helena!
I had no idea Futurism was such a violent, fascist art movement! I’m going to need to take a deep dive now!
There was a split in it, plus there were the female Futurists who wrote their own manifesto responding to the original one, so a lot of division amongst Futurists artists and many who didn't go along with Marinetti or believe in Fascism... But he certainly did!!
I worked on Mina Loy for part of my PhD and found her fascinating as a woman on the edge of that movement. She soon seemed to realise they were full of shit. Her satirical sketch ‘The Sacred Prostitute’ really skewers them
Oh fascinating - I'm going to look this up!