Damaged Nature, Auto Destructive Art

by Gustav Metzger

Cultural Writing. Art. Gustav Metzger was born in Nuremberg in 1926 and came to Britain in 1939 as a Polish citizen, but since the late forties has been stateless. During his involvement with the anti-nuclear campaign, he continued to develop Auto-Destructive Art and its subsequent manifestations in the 60s and 70s. Now thirty years on, Metzger still feels the need to address issues that put the human race on the edge of the precipice.

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Nicholas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Think about it. Art that is designed to destroy itself. After a few years a sculpture disintegrates or rusts inwards, revealing a more complicated understructure. Very interesting stuff.