Definition of FUTURISM

Examples of futurism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The middle chapter, The Roses of Berlin, is my personal all-time showcase for Kevin O’Neill’s artwork, blending German cinematic expressionism and techno-futurism into an explosive wartime adventure. — Christian Holub, EW.com, "The best comics of the decade," 21 Nov. 2019 Jennifer Connelly, who almost always makes Nicolas Ghesquiere’s haute futurism seem effortless, wore a corseted jacket with draping and embroidery for the His spring/summer show for Louis Vuitton held at the Louvre. — Vogue, "Last Week, Stars Brought Runway Fantasy Into the Real World," 7 Oct. 2019 Smartphone futurism comes at a price, though: the Mate X has a breathtaking $2,600 price tag. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "Huawei’s futuristic foldable smartphone gets delayed for a second time," 15 Aug. 2019 This combination of futurism and intimacy offered an experience quite different from the escapism of the movies. — Joanna Scutts, Curbed, "The shows we’ve lived by," 14 Aug. 2019 The feminist artist made a male womb out of gray glass for a futurism-themed challenge. — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, "The Fiery Pleasures of “Blown Away,” a Reality-TV Competition for Glassblowing," 31 July 2019 So, is algorithmic determinism the basis of futurism? — Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, "Meet the ‘Westworld’ panel moderator who showed Comic-Con how it’s done," 24 July 2019 With echoes of Midcentury Modernism, Googie kitsch and eco-friendly futurism, selgascano proposes a vision more fantastically L.A. than Angelenos might dream for themselves. — Mimi Zeiger, latimes.com, "La Brea Tar Pits’ trippy new pavilion from Spain’s Selgascano could be L.A.’s next selfie magnet," 27 June 2019 There is always a slightly dark side to futurism, and our space-age dreams had them. — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, "Technology and Mankind’s Shrinking Dominion," 19 July 2019

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“Futurism.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futurism. Accessed 26 January 2020.