Lecco hosts the exhibition Futurists. A pioneering generation, until 18 June 2023. The exhibition, curated by Simona Bartolena, places the emphasis on futurism through the works of its most famous representatives, from Giacomo Balla to Luigi Russolo, from Gino Severini to Enrico Prampolini, from Filippo Tommaso Marinetti to Antonio Sant'Elia, from Fortunato Depero to Tullio Crali. The itinerary is divided into seven chapters and opens with the section that traces the origins of the movement, starting from 20 February 1909 when in the French newspaper Le Figaro, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti published an article entitled The Futurisms where with provocation he saw the need for a revolution, to destroy every "past" and to make room for the "new".
Futurism and the First World War
Una splendid canvas dedicated to Francesco Baracca by Pliny Nomellini offers the opportunity to reflect on the relationship of the futurist avant-garde with the Divisionism movement.
An interesting study is reserved for the language offered by the works of authors such as Giacomo Balla and with a parenthesis dedicated to abstract artists such as Manlio Rho, Mario Radice and Carla Badiali and their relationship with Marinetti.
The exhibition also includes works by Depero and Russolo. Focus onthevanguard
Futurism was a movement where art opened up to a dialogue with other forms of expression, from cinema to literature, from music to theatre, from cooking to fashion, publishing between 1909, the date of the foundation of the group, and 1916, over fifty manifestos dealing with the most diverse languages. Particular attention will be devoted to the search for Fortunato Depero and its relationship with Campari and di Louis Russolo of which will be exhibited the Noisemakers by Luigi Russolo.
The review closes by examining the evolution of theFuturist avant-garde, as it developed in the thirties of the twentieth century and where among the various currents born in this period the one of theAerofuturism, born from the passion for air flight, and that of the "cosmic" vision with works by authors such as Tullio Crali, Gerardo Dottori, Giulio D'Anna, Fillìa, Thayaht, Alessandro Bruschetti, Barbara and others.
