This unique book presents 100 manifestos written over the past 100 years by prominent representatives of various fields - from architecture and poetry to fashion and cooking. Their ideals are represented by art and political movements such as Futurism, Dadaism, Surrealism, Feminism, Communism, Destructivism, Vorticism, Stridentism, Cannibalism and Stuckism. The editor-compiler of the collection, Professor Alex Danchev, accompanies each manifesto with a historical note about the author and his era. Here are just a few of the names: Kandinsky, Mayakovsky, Rodchenko, Le Corbusier, Dali, Vertov, Murakami, Gilbert and George, Marinetti, Apollinaire, Breton, Trotsky, Guy Debord and Rem Koolhaas. Their manifestos sometimes carry wisdom, sometimes unexpected revelations, and sometimes shocking; some may seem strange and even provocative - the reader's choice is rich and fascinating.
