A new, expansive study on Futurism which explores for the first time its relationships with other European avant-gardes during 1912 to 1939

Futurism & Europe: The Aesthetics of a New World examines for the first time the many interconnections between Futurism and other European avant-gardes as varied as the Bauhaus in Germany, De Stijl in the Netherlands, Omega Workshops in Britain, Constructivism in Russia and Esprit Nouveau in France. Featuring over twenty essays by an international team of experts, this expansive book covers a range of topics and mediums including painting, sculpture, architecture, interior and stage designs, graphic work, fashion, theatre and cinema, as well as a diverse variety of functional objects from furniture and carpets to ceramics and toys.

Spanning various avant-gardes from 1912 to 1939, artists featured include Italian futurists such as Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni and Fortunato Depero, alongside other European artists including Sonia Delaunay, Le Corbusier, Fernand Léger, Walter Gropius, Alexander Rodchenko, Fritz Lang, László Moholy-Nagy, Wassily Kandinsky, Hans Arp, Duncan Grant, Natalia Goncharova and Vladimir Tatlin. Broad in scope, this pioneering book examines the intersections between Futurism and other European avant-garde movements in their shared quest for a new aesthetic, triggering a lively exchange of new ideas, friction and rivalry.

Exhibition Schedule:

Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
(April 29-September 3 2023)

Author: Fabio Benzi
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 06/27/2023
Pages: 384
Weight: 4.98lbs
Size: 12.05h x 9.13w x 1.57d
ISBN: 9780300272406

About the Author
Fabio Benzi is full professor in the history of contemporary art at Università "Gabriele d'Annunzio" di Chieti-Pescara, Italy. Renske Cohen Tervaert is curator at the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands.