Definition of futurism
1 : a movement in art, music, and literature begun in Italy about 1909 and marked especially by an effort to give formal expression to the dynamic energy and movement of mechanical processes
2 : a point of view that finds meaning or fulfillment in the future rather than in the past or present
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After spending years writing nonfiction, however, Brain sees the switch to futurism and sci-fi as a natural progression.
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1909
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