Tag Archives: Umberto Boccioni

absurdities: the masculine warrior figure

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Dave

Vanity is usually pretty revolting. An auto-glorification. narcissism. But as a minor saving grace, it can aspire to a certain honesty. But, for some reason, the relationship between vanity and worshiping money remains an enduring legacy, as if the power … Continue reading →

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futurism: hygiene for the unwashed

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Dave

In the parade scene of Fellini’s Amarcord,the director seems to surgically probe at the roots of Italian fascism. The evidence seems to indicate that even strong-armed fascism cannot control the id. In fact, its swollen and pussy ideology and exaggerated … Continue reading →

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THE POETS DOWN HERE DON'T WRITE NOTHING AT ALL

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Dave

The attitude was ”better a horrible ending than a horror without end”. There had been peace in the world for too long. From Berlin, in the spring of 1914, Colonel House wrote to Woodrow Wilson, ”the whole of Germany is … Continue reading →

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