All the closest significant date in the history of literature and art. Almost 100 years ago, on Feb. 20, 1909 on the French newspaper «Le Figaro» Italian poet and writer Filippo Tommaso Marinetti published his famous «Manifesto of Futurism», launched a new stream, which was to make a revolution in all spheres of human life. It would seem that where the need to celebrate this event with a huge scale, it is at home futurism - in Italy. But not everyone is so good. Plans for the Ministry of Culture of the country relating to the anniversary date has already been criticized by members of the committee dealing with the preparation of the festivities, as well as independent curators and commentators.

In March 2008, Italy had established a special Committee on the celebration of the centennial of futurism. One of its members, Krispolti Enrico (Enrico Crispolti), explained that the organization needed to establish «a minimum of two years earlier». He also complained of a very small amount of funds allocated for the celebrations - only 200 thousand euros. «This is a weak organization that lacks resources», - he admitted.

agree with him, many experts in the field of futurism. For example, Claudia Salaris (Claudia Salaris), written on the subject of more than 20 books, said: «I do not think that [the committee] sosluzhit futurism good service».

of the problem and said secretary of Carly Fabrizio Carlo (Carlo Fabrizio Carli): «We have only a small amount and hope for private contributions. In truth, the committee was set up too late. We are still only at the planning stage, while we have long been time to put all plans into practice ». Carly told he wants to supplement the two-«Archives Futurism», which includes studies on futurism, compiled by Mary Drude Gambillo (Maria Drudi Gambillo) and Maria Theresa Forio (Maria Teresa Fiorio) in 1958-1962 years. Carly plans to publish three more volumes, and trying to find a 300 thousand euro for the project.

And yet, despite the lack of funding, this year throughout Italy, thanks to the support of local authorities to open a lot of exhibitions devoted to futurism.

In addition, during the year, wishing to be able to visit three additional exposure of futurism, prepared with the participation of Esther Cohen (Ester Coen), the editor published in the 1983 catalog, one of the main reasons representatives Futurism Umberto Bochchoni (Umberto Boccioni) . One of them, «Futurism 100. Interpretation. Comparison of the avant-garde in Italy, Russia and Germany », currently taking place in the center of Contemporary Art Mart in Trento (until June 7). The second exhibition, entitled «abstract», starting in June in Venice Museo Correr. And last, «Simultaneity», will begin in October at Palazzo Reale in Milan.

Esther Cohen is also the curator of the exhibition «Futurism» in Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome. This show is a variant of exposure «Futurism in Paris - The explosive avant-garde» (Le Futurisme a Paris - Une Avant-garde Explosive ), which opened at the Pompidou Center in October of last year . It was presented more than 200 works that reflect the relationship between futurism and other movements such as cubism, orfizm and vortitsizm. The exhibition opens in Rome on 20 February in the presence of President Giorgio Napolitano (Giorgio Napolitano), but according to available data, for carrying out this activity from the state have been reported. Visitors can see several pieces that were not represented in Paris. Among them, the picture «The dynamism of the human body» (1913), Humberto Bochchoni work that has been provided to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Milan. The exhibition will be open until 24 May and then moved to the London gallery Tate Modern.

material produced Catherine Onuchin

Sources: theartnewspaper.com , artinvestment.ru