The artwork in question was Unique Forms of Continuity in Space (1913) by prominent Futurist artist Umberto Boccioni. Activists from the Ultima Generazione group glued themselves to the plinth of ...

From ancient fist-fighters to futurists on bikes, from starchy archers to a naked runner frozen in time … as the Games kick off in Paris, our critic ranks the finest depictions of sport in art.

Umberto Boccioni’s use of diagonal pen strokes in his illustration ‘Dynamism of a Cyclist’ suggests movement. The incomplete shapes of the wheel also suggest speed and movement in the bicycle.

Diego Rivera and Umberto Boccioni – were engaged with themes of the sporting body. It will present these works of art in dialogue with classical sculpture, posters, fashion, film, photography ...