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FUTURE / ISMS IInternational Symposium · Prague · 30 October, 2–3 November 2026
How have visions of the future shaped architecture, art, and cultural imagination—and what can those visions offer us today?
ARCHIP – Architectural Institute in Prague and the Department of Art History, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, invite you to the inaugural FUTURE / ISMS symposium.
📍 Venue: Viaduct Karlín, Prague
📅 Dates: 30 October, 2 November and 3 November 2026
💻 Format: In person and online
The symposium will also be livestreamed on ARCHIP’s YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/@architecturalinstituteinprague
The symposium launches an ongoing interdisciplinary research initiative examining the legacies of Futurism and the place of future-oriented thinking in contemporary architectural practice, theory, and cultural debate. It asks how earlier ambitions for technological, artistic, and social transformation might inform—and challenge—our understanding of the future today.
This first edition centres on historical Futurism and its transnational connections, with particular attention to exchanges between Italy, Czechoslovakia, and Japan. Through architectural proposals, artistic experiments, and intellectual networks, participants will explore how Futurist ideas travelled, acquired new meanings, and generated distinct responses in different cultural and political settings.
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PROGRAMME
FUTURE / ISMS I
International Symposium
Viaduct Karlín, Prague · In person and online
FRIDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2026
11:00 · Doors open
11:10 · Welcome and opening lecture
Dr Helena Čapková (Czech Republic / Japan)
Japanese Futurism: A Transnational Perspective
12:00–13:00 · Lunch break
13:10 · Lecture
PhDr Jana Kotalíková (Czech Republic)
My Grandfather, the Artist Václav Fiala, and His Journey to Japan
14:45 · Archival presentation and discussion
A conversation with PhDr Jana Kotalíková about her archive and art collection, accompanied by a slide presentation.
16:00–17:00 · Afternoon break
17:10 · Lecture
Dr Pierantonio Zanotti (Italy)
Out of the Shell and into the Sun: Marinetti, Hirato, and the Liquidation of the Interior
18:00 · Close of Day One
19:00–00:00 · ARCHIP Halloween Party
SEKTOR 9 BAR, Hořejší nábřeží, Prague 5–Smíchov
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MONDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2026
09:45 · Welcome
Dr Helena Čapková
10:00 · Lecture
Dr Eliza Culea-Hong (France)
For / Against Electric Appetite: The Architectures of Marinetti’s Gazourmah and Scheerbart’s Lesabéndio
11:30 · Lecture
Prof Toshiharu Omuka (Japan)
Was ist der Futurismus? – Antwort: David Burliuk and the Japanese Art World after World War I
12:30–13:30 · Lunch break
13:45 · Lecture
Prof Marie Rakušanová (Czech Republic)
Futurism on the Move: Travelling Exhibitions in Central and Eastern Europe before 1918
14:30 · Research and exhibition discussion
An illustrated discussion led by Dr Helena Čapková, exploring opportunities for future research and exhibitions on Futurism.
16:00–17:00 · Afternoon break
17:10 · Lecture
Dr Peter Szalay (Slovakia)
“If an architect in Rome were to commit such an act of bad taste, he would have to be thrown off the cliff known as the Rupe Tarpeia.”
The Reception of Italian Architecture during the Slovak War Republic
18:30 · Close of Day Two
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TUESDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2026
18:30 · Evening lecture
Dr Pierantonio Zanotti (Italy)
Miraiha! The Relationship between Japan and Italian Futurism
19:30 · Closing reception
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We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Italian Cultural Institute.
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Event venue
Viadukt Karlín, Sokolovská 205/32, 186 00 Praha, Česko, Prague, Czech Republic
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