Examine a theory: The Futurist Manifesto...Futurism was an international art movement founded in Italy in 1909. The Futurists loved speed, noise, machines, pollution, and cities; they embraced the exciting new world that was then upon them rather than hypocritically enjoying the modern world’s comforts while loudly denouncing the forces that made them possible. Fearing and attacking technology has become almost second nature to many people today; the Futurist manifestos show us an alternative philosophy.
Too bad they were all Fascists. Linked to the Futurists, we will also learn about some of the thinkers and ideas influencing the Modernist time... Nietzsche, Sartre, Freud. Fascism, Nihilism and Existentialism, and the link to 'Anti-Art' and DADA.