The Center for Italian Studies at University of Pennsylvania presents:

FUTURISM: RUPTURE AND TRADITION
THE 2008 COCCIA CONFERENCE

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 + SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008
@ Slought Foundation
4017 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3513
Slought.org

ORGANIZED BY: CHRISTINE POGGI + FABIO FINOTTI

The Center for Italian Studies at Penn will host a two day International Conference to explore Futurism in its historical, international and cross-cultural dimension. The conference will address a range of media, and include papers about the context in which Futurism emerged, its complex trajectory and alliances during the Fascist period, and its legacy among contemporary artists.This event will mark the 100-year anniversary of Marinetti's avant-garde movement by bringing together some of the foremost scholars of Futurism as well as artists/performers associated with the movement.

For more information:
215-898-6040
italians@sas.upenn.edu

This conference has been made possible through the generous support of the Mellon Foundation, the Departments of History of Art, Music, and Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania, Slought Foundation and the Penn Humanities Forum.

image credit: Luca Buvoli. Instant Before Incident (Marinetti's Drive, 1908), 2008. Detail of sculptural and video installation at the Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, part of Inner and Outer Space. Reinforced UV stable polyester resin, pigment, steel, plexiglass. Photo by Tom Little. Image courtesy the artist and Susan Inglett Gallery.