Contro il dominio dell’Arte. L’estetica quotidiana dei Futuristi

One of the most significant aspects of Futurism lies in its fierce rebellion against the highbrow art of the past. Strong in their polemical tones, futurists proclaimed a new aesthetics focusing on the moving body and its multi-sensory experience in the surrounding environment. In order to delve deeper into this aesthetic viewpoint, the so-called “ambientazioni futuriste” (futurist ambiances) will be investigated here. These mark the key encounter between futuristic creativity and everyday space both public and private, domestic and urban. Furthermore they bear testimony to the futurists’ pioneering role in promoting an understanding of lived space echoed, surprisingly, by contemporary philosophical debates on the notions of “ambiance” and “atmosphere”.