Is it ever justified for a people to destroy their cultural heritage?
How to deal with symbols of hate?
ARTICLE: THE FUTURIST MANIFESTO
How to deal with symbols of hate?

The sensational manifesto as it was published on the front page of Le Figaro in 1909

The uneasy coalition between a poet and a dictator ended up in destroyed dreams

Its possible origins and why the founder of Futurism admired it

Why Italy’s modernization has been, and continues to be, problematic?
The motives of iconoclasm range from politics, religion, war, vengeance to art

Why the Italian poet, Marinetti, considered romantic love “a sickness”?

Gazing at the stars, from Goethe, Marinetti to Google Sky
Lisez ci-dessous le texte intégral du Manifeste futuriste, publié en première page du Figaro. Cliquez ici pour la traduction en anglais. Pour l’analyse du texte…

The machine demonized, deified, humanized and eventually merged with us
Those who embraced state-sponsored iconoclasm as a fast track to modernization

The Italian Futurist poet, F. T. Marinetti, was a misogynist and a proto-feminist all at once

The most important elements of Fascism could be traced to Italian Futurist writings years earlier

‘Speed is Divine’: Why the Italian poet Marinetti spoke of speed in religious terms

The three themes of their manifesto show how the Futurists envisioned the modern world a century ago