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Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

Gustav MetzgerWW-1962-M119663

1962·Gelatin silver print·sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

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Year: 1962
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Gustav Metzger

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Gustav Metzger

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Gustav Metzger was a stateless artist and political activist who developed the concept of Auto-Destructive Art and the Art Strike. Together with John Sharkey, he initiated the Destruction in Art Symposium in 1966.

London, UK

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Artist: Gustav Metzger
Year: 1962
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Watts ID: WW-1962-M119663

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Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Source: moma
Status: verified

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