Italian Futurism at the Guggenheim: F. T. Marinetti and Futurist Performance

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Guggenheim curator Vivien Greene introduces the importance of performance and theater for the Italian Futurist movement. Head of Exhibition Lighting Mary Ann Hoag describes the lighting process in the evocation of a Futurist theatrical production, on view now in "Italian Futurism, 1909-1944: Reconstructing the Universe."

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"Italian Futurism, 1909-1944: Reconstructing the Universe" is on view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum February 21-September 1, 2014. http://www.guggenheim.org/futurism

This exhibition is made possible by Lavazza.

Support is provided in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the David Berg Foundation, with additional funding from the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, The Robert Lehman Foundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts.

The Leadership Committee for "Italian Futurism, 1909-1944: Reconstructing the Universe" is also gratefully acknowledged for its generosity, including the Hansjörg Wyss Charitable Endowment; Stefano and Carole Acunto; Giancarla and Luciano Berti; Ginevra Caltagirone; Massimo and Sonia Cirulli Archive; Daniela Memmo d'Amelio; Achim Moeller, Moeller Fine Art; Pellegrini Legacy Trust; and Alberto and Gioietta Vitale.

This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.