Gustav Metzger
Gustav Metzger (10 April 1926 – 1 March 2017) was a British artist and political activist. He was best known for developing the concept of auto-destructive art (ADA) and the Art Strike. He was also one of the starters of the Destruction in Art Symposium in September 1966.
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Metzger in 2009
Metzger was born in Nuremberg, Germany. He was the son of Polish Jews. He moved to the United Kingdom in 1939 as a refugee.
Metzger died on 1 March 2017 in London, at the age of 90.[1]
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- Brown, Mark (2 March 2017). "Gustav Metzger, pioneer of auto-destructive art, dies aged 90". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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