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Aesthetic critique
A disposition which calls for a redefinition of the present aesthetic apparatus-system.
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Aesthetic modernity
An aesthetic paradigm, which understand, describes and evaluates the work of art not only in terms of its qualities of absolute beauty but also by its connections to its contextual aspects.
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Aesthetic perception
A shared or an individual feeling or sentiment about a particular artwork, which has been elicited by its observation.
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Aesthetic system or apparatus
Aesthetic prepositions, movements and perceptions which function as a concerted whole. Such system/apparatus is to be conceived as a network of interrelated parts and positions, not existing independently, but rather as interconnected with each other (and in this case with the regime).
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Aesthetic theorization
A reflection on aesthetic matters with the aim at drawing abstract and theoretical conclusions.
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Anti-liberalism
A political doctrine and a cultural movement, which opposes to the individualism upheld by Liberalism.
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Architectural principle
A specific notion/idea/concept which forms part of a given architectural theorization.
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Assent
A disposition towards accepting the status quo in social, political and cultural terms.
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Autonomy
An independent, self-standing condition, which implies a degree of separation between two or more given spheres of action.
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Avant-gardism
Any artistic movement that promotes innovation, anti-romantic and representational aesthetics and rejection of traditionalism in arts and politics.
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Bourgeois intellectual
A type of intellectual who is organic to the middle-classes and is adverse to the changes brought about by revolutionary aesthetics and politics (in this case by the Fascist revolution).
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Classical tradition
A tradition which is perceived as informed by composed forms, rigour and order. It does not necessarily, but it might, refer to the Greek and Latin classical civilizations.
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Collectivity
Groups of people who share common ambitions and interests and who function, think and act as an organic whole and not as individuals.
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Consensus
A more or less forced agreement with the status quo in social, political and cultural terms. Consent is the form of persuasion used in civil society by a class to achieve a hegemonic status.
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Constructivism
A particularly severe brand of abstract art founded by Vladimir Tatlin and Alexander Rodchenko in Russia around 1915.
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Contemporary Art
Art which is a direct representation of the subject matters of its day.
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Corporate city (città corporativa)
New towns built by the Fascist regime with the objective of creating a space, which could accommodate and cater for the needs of modern society and of the new collectivities shaped by the regime’s anthropological.
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Corporativism
An economic theory elaborated in the 1927 ‘Carta del lavoro’, according to which the Fascist State did take charge in organising and in dividing society into corporate groups.
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Cosmopolitanism
A belief in the belonging of all citizens to a super partes community. In the arts, the belief in the importance of circulations of artefacts above national boundaries.
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Crisis of the West or Western Civilization
A particular historical or social junction which calls for a redefinition of what it is to be perceived as the foundational values (political, religious, cultural and social) of the West.
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Cultural critique
A disposition which calls for a redefinition of the existing cultural apparatus-system.
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Cultural modernity
A conceptual turn which favours the idea of transformation when it becomes synonymous with that of progress within the cultural sphere.
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Cultural system or apparatus
A set of cultural prepositions, myths, symbols, and movements which function as a concerted whole. Such system/apparatus is to be conceived as a network of interconnected parts and positions, not existing independently, but rather as interconnected with each other (and in this case with the regime).
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Dialectic of Fragment-Whole
The dynamic – and not static – conceptual, formal and aesthetic relationship between a fragment and its overall and overarching settings.
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Dialectics
Dialogical exchanges between two or more parts holding different point of view and mutually trying to affirm one over the other.
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Dissent
A disposition towards rejecting and critiquing the status quo in social, political and cultural terms.
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Elite culture
Cultural products, beliefs and artefacts, which are produced and created to be enjoyed by limited groups of people because of their complexity and sophistication.
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Escapism
An aesthetic tendency, which aims to distract the attention from contemporary reality to focus on exotic and unrealistic situations.
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Fascist architecture
Architectural practices which took place during the Fascist regime (no ideological, only chronological connotations) as well as architectural practices which aimed at representing the ideology of the Fascist regime.
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Functionalist architecture
An architectural movement, which recognises architectural practices as informed by the need to account for the function a building/structure has to fulfil in a given – social, political and cultural – context.
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Futurist architecture
An architectural moment which fused rationalist architectural practices with Futurist aesthetics; it was informed by the need to showcase new ideas about technical innovations, to emphasise chromatism over decoration, and to use dynamic lines to convey the idea of moment.
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Hegemony
A condition whereby a certain class exercises moral, political, cultural and social superiority over other classes, not only through force but also consent.
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Heteronomy
The condition according to which one is influenced by an external force and is therefore not capable, or not suitably placed, to act independently from it.
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Historicity
What is to be perceived as historically actual coupled with a sense of historical authenticity.
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Individuality
An attitude that gives prominences to individual achievements, goals and aims over those of collectivity.
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Intellectual engagement
An attitude that calls for action as transformation of the public spheres thought intellectual and not physical means.
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International architecture
Architectural trends and theorizations produced outside of Italy.
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Internationalism
A tendency towards the dissemination of ideas, artworks and cultural movements beyond the boundaries of the nation-state.
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Internationalization
A process whereby Italian and national culture and politics are actively and strategically spread and promoted internationally.
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International realism
The brand of realist fiction produced outside of Italy from the 1920s thought to the 1930s and which spanned high and popular literature.
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Liberalism
A political doctrine and a State configuration (namely the Liberal State), which has individual freedom and its preservation as primary aspirations.
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Mass culture
Cultural products, beliefs and artefacts, which are designed and produced to be enjoyed by the large sectors of the population.
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Mechanical reproduction
A process whereby the work of art looses its individuality and becomes an object of wide consumption.
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Media manipulation
The role played by media in manipulating public opinion to achieve consensus and to divulge propagandistic messages to large sectors of the population.
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Modern architecture
An architectural trend or movement which rejects previous ones by calling for innovation and changes in architectural practices, often through manifestos and position articles and statements.
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Modern art
Art which functions as a vehicle for representing modern times, while being placed in dialectical comparison with the past.
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Modernist aesthetics
An aesthetic paradigm which comprises of: 1) the new theorization of the relationship between subjectivity and objectivity; 2) the sacralisation of the new man’s total politics though the arts; 3) the construction of the new man’s urban reality; 4) the new man’s/citizen’s media manipulation; and 5) the legitimization of the artist/intellectual participation in the civic sphere.
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Modern realism
A brand of realism which, while returning to the observation of reality and focusing on the social sphere, it also reaffirms the importance of subjectivity (individual and collective) in this process.
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Monumentalism
An aesthetic and a political trend which supports the glorification of a political apparatus through the use of aesthetic practices involving large scale, impressive representations of events, actions and people (usually as crowds).
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Muralism
The promotion of large scale mural painting, often with a political aim and in public spaces.
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Nationalism
A set of ideas, believes and doctrines which claims the importance of the nation and the nation State as supreme guarantors of the national identity of a population and of its historical development.
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New artist
An artist who acts during the regime and rejects previous artistic practices as borne out of Liberalism.
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New intellectual
The intellectual shaped by the regime who rejects previous political systems, especially Liberalism.
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New Man
The new type of Man produced by the anthropological revolution propelled by the Fascist regime; the New Man existed in radical opposition to that generated by Liberalism because of their revolutionary and collective social views, strength, and vitality.
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New novel
A renewed literary form, which stands in contrast with the previous ones and adopts new narrative techniques.
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Objectivity
A conceptual framework, which sees reality as the main set of data through which to comprehend the world.
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Political system or apparatus
A set of political positions, ideologies and theories which function as a concerted whole. Such system/apparatus is to be conceived as a network of interconnected parts and positions, not existing independently, but rather as interconnected with each other (and in this case with the regime).
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Popular culture
Cultural products, beliefs and artefacts, which are produced and created to be enjoyed by large groups of people because, they are easily accessible and enjoy commercial success.
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Private sphere
Spaces of autonomous activity for the citizens which are free from the influence and the intervention of the State. The existence of such spaces is challenged during dictatorial and authoritarian regimes.
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Public or civic sphere
Free, shared spaces, accessible to all citizens and individuals, and distinct from the State where freedom of expression has to be guaranteed to everyone and dialogue on common cultural assumptions fostered.
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Public spectacle
Any social and cultural activity performed in a public space to glorify the regime.
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Rationalist architecture
An Italian architectural movement of the 1920s and 1930s, which understood architectural practices as informed by the need for rationalizing designs, forms and structures and driven by the idea that architectural design is primarily dictated by the function a building has to fulfil.
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Realism
The attempt at representing the subject matters of a work of art in a direct and accurate manner, which discards any form of embellishment or excessive subjectivism.
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Rhythm
An aesthetic pattern, which favours the repetition of similar units within the overall economy of the artefact.
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Sacralization
An expression of a political religion which aims at building collective social bodies and at controlling the lives of the citizens thought a set of shared values, myths, symbols, archetypes, beliefs, ethics and rituals.
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Social modernization
A process whereby the social sphere undergoes varying degrees of structural transformations.
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Space
An aesthetic pattern, which gives prominence to the spacial aspect in the overall economy of the artefact.
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Statalization
The transferring of proprieties or of spheres of cultural, social or artistic influence onto the State.
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State art
The system of the arts which was created by the Fascist regime in order to represent the images, symbols, myths and believes it upheld as fundamental for its own definition and existence within the public sphere.
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Subjectivity
A conceptual framework, which perceives the self and the individual as central to the understanding of external reality.
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Theatre of Myths
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Totalitarian art
Art produced during the totalitarian regime and/or art aiming at shaping and controlling the lives of the citizens, often in the form of propaganda.
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Totalitarian consent
E form of persuasion used in civil society by a class, regime, or political apparatus to achieve a hegemonic status by establishing total control over the citizens’ lives.
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Totalitarianism
A form of political government that seeks total control of all aspects of the lives of its citizens. It is characterized by a strong central rule that attempts to control and direct all aspects of individual life through coercion and repression.
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Totalitarian realism
An artistic brand, which seeks to glorify the ideology of totalitarian regimes by deploying realist aesthetic representation to exercise control onto the lives of the citizen.
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Total work of art
A synthetic work, which aspires to integrate all its parts into a coherent whole, and dates back to the nineteenth century, with the Wagnerian Gesamtkunstwerk, or Dreikunstwerk, which implied the reunification of all arts.
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Urbanism
A conceptual term to define artistic and cultural practices which involve the shape and development of urban settings.
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Visibility
A condition whereby an artefact, or a cultural trend, can assume a distinctly visible role or space within the cultural or political apparatus engineered by the regime.
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