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PROGRESS?

some visual references

Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea


famous third paradox against
movement

One of the mythological representations


of the goddess Fortuna

Ripeness...and decadence
[Caravaggio, Canestro di frutta, 1598]

Jean-Franois Millet, Le smeur,1850


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Tiziano, The three ages,1515

Babel tower construction

[G.B. Piranesi, Jails, 1749] 2


[Eugne Delacroix, La libert guidant le peuple, 1830]

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[Pellizza da Volpedo, Il Quarto Stato, 1901]

Beijing, Tienanmen square

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[Diego Rivera, Mexico today and tomorrow, 1934]

Dada collages [Hannah Hch, Beautiful Girl, 1920]

[Tamara de Lempicka, Self portrait in the green Bugatti, 1930]


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Futurist Avant-garde [G. Balla, Velocit astratta 1913;

F. T. Marinetti, Parole in Libert, 1912; Futurist Manifesto, Febr. 20th 1909

Italian 20 cents with famous


futurist sculpture by U. Boccioni, 1913

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Progress

noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French progrs, from Latin progressus advance, from progredi
to go forth, from pro- forward + gradi to go more at PRO-, GRADE.
The verb became obsolete in British English use at the end of the 17th century and was readopted
from American English in the early 19th century.

1. a forward or onward movement (towards a destination as to an objective or to a goal): advance


They failed to make any progress up the estuary
2. gradual betterment towards an improved or more advanced condition;especiallythe progressive
development of humankind We are making progress towards equal rights;
3. archaic: a royal journey marked by pomp and pageant, a state procession;
a tour or circuit made by an official (as a judge); an expedition, journey, or march through a region;
in progress going on: occurring.

intransitive verb
1. to move forward or onward in space or time: proceed As the century progressed the quality
of telescopes improved;
Astrology: calculate the position of (a planet) or of all the planets and coordinates of (a chart) according
to the technique of progression;
2. to develop to a higher, better, or more advanced stage Work on the pond is progressing;
[with object] cause (a task or undertaking) to make progress: I cannot predict how quickly we can
progress the matter.

From the Oxford Dictionaries Online 2012 www.oxforddictionaries.com,


Encyclopaedia Britannica 2012 www.britannica.com

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