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How the Italian Futurists made inventive use of the postal service through postcards, stamps, adverts and more.
This volume represents the most complete assembly of futurism memorabilia in the world including almost 800 pieces of ephemera, including postcards designed by artists, letters with their envelopes, headed notepaper and advertisements, and postage stamps—making this book a fundamental means of investigation of the multifaceted world of futurism.
In pursuit of its ambitious dream of a “futurist reconstruction of the universe,” the movement founded by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti did not limit itself to utilizing the postal network to send books, magazines and proclamations all over the world, but created a style of postal communication that was new in both its conception and its presentation.
Written by Claudia Salaris. Published by Silvana Editoriale. Text in Italian and English. Paperback, measures 9.8 x 7.3 x 1.6 inches, 472 pages. ISBN 9788836644797
