Poggi, Christine,  1953- <br/><br/>
Inventing futurism :  the art and politics of artificial optimism / 
Christine Poggi. 
 - Princeton, N.J. ;  Oxford :  Princeton University Press,  c2009. 
 - xv, 374 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill. (some col.) ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Illustrated throughout and unparalleled in scope, 'Inventing Futurism' demonstrates that beneath Futurism's belligerent avant-garde posturing lay complex and contradictory attitudes toward an always-deferred utopian future. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691133706 (hbk.) :  32.50 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Futurism (Art)--Italy.<br/>Arts and society--History--Italy--20th century.<br/>Avant-garde (Aesthetics)--History--Italy--20th century.<br/>Fascism and art--Italy.<br/>Art and Design.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>NX456.5.F8  / P64 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>700.41140 POG