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We intend to sing the love of danger, the habit of energy and fearlessness.
Courage, audacity, and revolt will be essential elements of our poetry.
Up to now literature has exalted a pensive immobility, ecstasy, and sleep. We intend to exalt aggresive action, a feverish insomnia, the racer’s stride, the mortal leap, the punch and the slap.
We affirm that the world’s magnificence has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. A racing car whose hood is adorned with great pipes, like serpents of explosive breath—a roaring car that seems to ride on grapeshot is more beautiful than the Victory of Samothrace.
We want to hymn the man at the wheel, who hurls the lance of his spirit across the Earth, along the circle of its orbit.
1979-1989
During the 1980’s we saw the collapse of traditional communism and the end of the Cold War. The 1980’s saw a revival of capitalism and laissez-faire economics. Many viewed Donald Trump and Michael Milken as symbols of the 80’s. The 80’s signaled the start of the computer age. The invention of the IBM PC followed by the Macintosh computer signaled the era of the personal computer. Video games, mobile phones, the creation of cable networks, and the development of Bulletin boards were all products of the 80’s. MTV, which debuted on August 1, 1981, changed the music and entertainment industry and started the music video phenomenon.
dada
cubism
fauvism
surrealism
bauhaus
futurology
constructivism
Thanks to:
Bruce Mishkit
Kim Hines-Dozier
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