Before the early 20th century, the manifesto was almost exclusively a declaration with political aims. The intention of artists adopting the form, therefore, is to … See more

Futurist Manifesto 1909, 1914
The Futurist Manifesto, written by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, was published in the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dell'Emilia in Bologna on February 5, 1909, then in French as Manifeste du … See more

White Manifesto 1946
White Manifesto is a 1946 text written by Lucio Fontana.
COBRA manifesto 1948
CoBrA manifesto, … See more

The rise of the punk movement with its basic and aggressive DIY attitude had a significant input into art manifestos, and this is reflected even … See more

Realist Manifesto 1855
Gustave Courbet wrote a Realist manifesto for the introduction to the catalogue of his independent, personal exhibition, 1855, echoing the tone of the period's political manifestos. In it he asserts his goal as … See more

Manifestos in the 1960s reflected the changing social and political attitudes of the times: the general ferment of "counterculture" revolution to overthrow the existing order and … See more

Widespread access to the internet has created a new incentive for artists to publish manifestos, with the knowledge that there is an … See more