futurism
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(sometimes initial capital letter) a style of the fine arts developed originally by a group of Italian artists about 1910 in which forms derived chiefly from cubism were used to represent rapid movement and dynamic motion.
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(often initial capital letter) a style of art, literature, music, etc., and a theory of art and life in which violence, power, speed, mechanization or machines, and hostility to the past or to traditional forms of expression were advocated or portrayed.
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Origin of futurism
From the Italian word futurismo, dating back to 1905–10. See future, -ism
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Finally, there is Don’t Futurism, which originates in dystopian novels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
The people put in charge of managing federal employees are, as noted at Futurism, "so inexperienced that their qualifications sound like a surreal joke."
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025
Yes, that fierce Italian existed; he was Filippo Marinetti, the founder of Futurism, and later a fascist.
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2024
First, the facts: On Monday, the tech and culture site Futurism published an expose that revealed Sports Illustrated was publishing bizarre and badly written articles attributed to authors that didn’t exist.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2023
This writer begins by expressing his objections to the "principle of Futurism."
From Ezra Pound: His Metric and Poetry by Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns)
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