futurism

noun fu·tur·ism \ ˈfyü-chə-ˌri-zəm \

|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

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

Recent Examples of futurism from the Web

His tenure was defined by an ability to maintain the house codes (skinny suits, techno-futurism, lots of black) that Slimane and Co. established.

— matt sebra, GQ, "Berluti’s New Designer Is a Menswear Heavyweight," 3 Apr. 2018
Another vision of flying futurism — the jet pack — is falling behind.

— joshua brustein, latimes.com, "Boeing asked for quiet jet packs but got a bunch of air motorcycles," 14 June 2018
The production, like all of West’s prodigious enterprises, is genre-resistant—a trunk of gooey soul samples, neon futurism, winking self-aggrandizement, with flashes of sincerity.

— jason parham, WIRED, "On Ye, Kanye West’s Ignorance Is Too Loud to Ignore," 4 June 2018
When Tech Meets Art, futurism discussion; Cool Neon, programmable LED talk/exhibit; extended aquarium/exhibition hours; Incoming, planetarium showing; cocktails.

— chronicle staff report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Exhibits listings," 26 Apr. 2018
In Your Spirit: With Uranian New Moon energy igniting your house of futurism, this is a month for reasserting your connection to that distant spark on the horizon.

— bess matassa, Teen Vogue, "Monthly Lovescopes May 2018," 27 Apr. 2018
After Marinetti’s futurism became Mussolini’s fascism, the Italian economy all but collapsed.

— ian bogost, The Atlantic, "The Cute Robot That Follows You Around the City," 28 Feb. 2018
Slippery cadences blend funk with ideas from around the globe; flashes of conspicuous historical memory meet a tenacious futurism.

— giovanni russonello, New York Times, "March in Live Jazz: 5 Standout Shows," 30 Mar. 2018
The amazingly accurate futurism of 2001 may have spurred NASA to partner with Hollywood in the years since.

— gogo lidz, Newsweek, "NASA and 'The Martian': It Was Written in the Stars," 20 Sep. 2015

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