I thought I had read texts that stated the Futurists had had a meeting in the 20s or 30s in which basically half the movement, including Balla, had disavowed Fascism and pivoted instead to follow socialism. But I can't find it now. I believe also there was some kind of international meeting within which Pirandello and Marinetti and other artists partnered with folks like Kandinski and heard complaints by German artists about oppression from the Nazis, seemingly implying these artists were sympathetic to anti-fascist arguments and that there was perhaps more artistic freedom under Italian fascism. I'm also curious how the Free State of Fiume factors into all this.