Twentieth Century Art. Futurism and Graffiti, two Movements compared

Breaking the rules and breaking with the past. For the Futurists this meant developing a new aesthetic of modernity. For the Graffiti artists of the 1970s it meant freeing art by taking it out of the galleries to make it accessible and visible to everyone, in the streets, on subway cars, on the walls of the suburbs. Today Futurism and Graffiti, two artistic movements that opened and closed the short century, are the protagonists of an intriguing comparison in the exhibition Visions in motion – Graffiti and echoes of Futurism at the Fabbrica del Vapore. Over 150 works by Italian painters on display, including Balla, Depero, Boccioni, Dudreville, Sironi, Prampolini, and by American artists, such as the “pioneers” Basquiat, Haring, Crash, Futura 2000, the visionary Rammellzee and the first female artist to establish herself in Graffiti, Lady Pink, are put into dialogue, suggesting reflections and questions on the role of art in society.