Drawings

With some notable exceptions (de Chirico, Modigliani and others) it could be argued, with some justification, that Futurism was the most influential Italian artform of the 20th Century. Founded in 1909, and dedicated to freeing Italy from the oppressive weight of its past, Futurism enthusiastically embraced a mythical vision of the modern world, glorifying its machinery, its speed and its new technologies. A number of important Italian artists including Carlo Carra, Umberto Boccioni and Luigi Russolo proclaimed their allegiance to a movement advocating, among other actions, the destruction of galleries, museums, libraries and academies.