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Introduction
Umberto Boccioni (US: , Italian: [umˈbɛrto botˈtʃoːni]; 19 October 1882 – 17 August 1916) was an influential Italian painter and sculptor. He helped shape the revolutionary aesthetic of the Futurism movement as one of its principal figures. Despite his short life, his approach to the dynamism of form and the deconstruction of solid mass guided artists long after his death. His works are held by many public art museums, and in 1988 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City organized a major retrospective of 100 pieces.
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Introduction
One of the founding theorists and practitioners of Italian Futurism. His sculpture 'Forme uniche della continuità nello spazio' (Unique Forms of Continuity in Space) remains one of the icons of the early 20th century avant-garde.
Nationality
Italian
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Designer, Writer, Graphic Artist, Illustrator, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor
Name
Umberto Boccioni
Ulan
500012624
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Works

20 works online

Exhibitions

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Publications

  • Félix Fénéon: The Anarchist and the Avant-Garde Starr Figura, Isabelle Cahn, Phillipe Peltier, 2020 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 248 pages
  • MoMA Highlights: 375 Works from The Museum of Modern Art Introduction by Glenn D. Lowry, 2019 Flexibound, 408 pages
  • MoMA Now: Highlights from The Museum of Modern Art—Ninetieth Anniversary Edition Introduction by Glenn D. Lowry, 2019 Hardcover, 424 pages
  • Being Modern: Building the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art Edited by Quentin Bajac, 2017 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 288 pages
  • Inventing Abstraction, 1910-1925: How a Radical Idea Changed Modern Art Leah Dickerman, 2012 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 376 pages
  • The Graphic Work of Umberto Boccioni Joshua C. Taylor, 1961 Exhibition catalogue, Paperback, pages
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