Masterpieces of Futurism in Venice

Jean Metzinger

On February 20, 1909 the French magazine Le Figaro published the Manifesto of Futurism by the ‘jeune poète italien’ Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, which was to forever was to change art scene.

If going to Venice now, you still have a chance to see the big exhibition “Masterpieces of Futurism” at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.

The exhibition includes, among other masterpieces such as Matter and Boccioni’s Dynamism of a Cyclist, Mercury passes in front of the sun Balla, Carrà Interventionist Demonstration, Blue Dancer by Severini, Futurist works as well as three belonging to the collection of Peggy Guggenheim;

Ballerina by Severini, Balla’s Abstract Speed and Sound and the sculpture of Boccioni Dynamism of a running horse and man), some loans from private collections of Balla, Boccioni, Carrà and Sironi, and a recent donation by John and Lilian Pandini Foundation Solomon R. Guggenheim, the cyclist Mario Sironi, 1916, one of the key works of the artist.

Mario Sironi

It’ss also a rare chance to see on three sculptures by Boccioni, Dynamism to support a horse in the race, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space and Development of a Bottle in Space .

The exhibition will run till the end of this year.