FUTURISM - BIBLIOGRAPHY

Some English-language sources.

The books listed are simply ones in my own collection. Many have been bought second-hand and are probably no longer in print. Rik

Umbro Apollonio (Editor) , Futurist Manifestos, Thames And Hudson, 1973, 0 500 20132 3.
Essential reference, although a number of manifestos can now be found on the Web.

Maurizio Fagiolo dell'Arco , Balla The Futurist, Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1988, 0 8478 0919 6.
A biography in images of Giacomo Balla, co-founder of Futurist painting.

Stephen Hellor & Louise Fili, Italian Art Deco, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1993, 0 8118 0287 6.
Demonstrates the influence of Futurism on advertising art. This colourful book belongs to a very nice series dealing mainly with Art Deco graphic design such as trademarks.

Giovanni Lista , Futurism, Art Data, 1986, 0 948 835 052.
Unlike some other works, this continues the history of Futurism into the 20s and 30s.

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti , The Futurist Cookbook, Trefoil Publications Ltd, 1989, 0 86294 140 7.
'Essays, exhortations, scenarios, manifestos and recipes for the food of the Future'.

J M Nash , Cubism, Futurism and Constructivism, Thames And Hudson, 1974, 0 500 41052 6.
The Futurist section is only part of a relatively small book, but none-the-less provides a succinct interpretation of the 'ideology' of Futurism.

José Pierre , Futurism and Dadaism, Heron Books, London 1969. A volume in a popular history of art series arranged in a highly accessible textbook style. Additional sections feature documents, a chronology, a museum guide, a list of principal exhibitions and an A-Z dictionary.

Caroline Tisdall & Angelo Bozzolla , Futurism, Thames And Hudson, 1977, reprinted 1985.
A very full and well-illustrated account concentrating on the early period.

19 October 2000

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