futurism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

futurism
    n 1: an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to
         express the energy and values of the machine age
    2: the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the
       future

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Futurism \Fu"tur*ism\, n. (Painting)
   1. A movement or phase of post-impressionism (which see,
      below).
      [PJC]

   2. A point of view that finds meaning or fulfillment in the
      future rather than in the past or present. The philosophy
      of a {futurist}. --MW10
      [PJC]