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Gustav Metzger

Biography

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Born

Nuremberg Germany, 1926

Died

London, UK, 2017

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2024

Hauser & Wirth, 'Gustav Metzger. And Then Came the Environment', Los Angeles CA

Luma Foundation, 'Hans Ulrich Obrist Archives. Chapter 4. Gustav Metzger. All of Us Together', Arles, France

MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst, 'Gustav Metzger', Frankfurt, Germany

2022

Kestle Barton, 'Gustav Metzger. Earth Minus Environment', Helston, UK

Kunstraum München, 'Gustav Metzger. Revisited', Munich, Germany

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024

Tate Modern, 'Electric Dreams. Art and Technology Before the Internet', London, UK

The Warehouse, 'For What It’s Worth. Value Systems in Art Since 1960', Dallas TX

Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, 'L’Âge Atomique. Les artistes à l’épreuvre de l’histoire', Paris, France

Dvir Gallery, 'Temporary Disappearance', Paris, France

2023

Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, 'The Word for Museum is Forest / Das Wort für Museum ist Wald', Leipzig, Germany

MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst, 'Channeling', Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Lectures/Demonstrations

1992

V2 Organisation, 'Auto-destructive Art', ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

1983

Visual Arts Society, University of Sussex, 'Gustav Metzger on his Work', Brighton, UK

Lectures/Symposiums/Conferences

2015

'Remember Nature. Gustav Metzger', [A worldwide call by Gustav Metzger for a day of action to remember nature: November 4th 2015], online event

2014

University for the Creative Arts, Farnham Campus, 'Gustav Metzger. Facing Extinction' [conference], Farnham, UK

Bibliography

Selected Monographs

2024

Marta, Karen (ed.), 'Gustav Metzger. Interviews with Hans Ulrich Obrist', Zurich: Hauser & Wirth Publishers, 2024, ill.

2021

Nicola Baird (ed.), 'Becoming Gustav Metzger. Uncovering the Early Years, 1945-59', London/UK: Ben Uri Research Unit, 2021. Ill.

Artist's Books & Writings

2015

Metzger, Gustav, Wilson, Andrew, 'Auto-Destructive Art: Metzger at AA' [Extended version of the lecture given at the Architectural Association on 24 February 1965], London: Bedford Press, 2015, ill.

1999

Metzger, Gustav, 'Killing Fields. Sketch for an Exhibition', in: 'Camera Austria', Graz, no. 67, Fall 1999, pp. 30-37

Manifestos

1969

Metzger, Gustav, Benthall, Jonathan, Hyde, Gordon, 'Zagreb Manifesto', in: 'Studio International', London, June 1969

1964

Metzger, Gustav, 'On Random Activity in Material/Transforming Works of Art' [Fifth Manifesto], London, 30 July 1964, in: 'Signals. Newsbulletin of the Centre for Advanced Creative Study', London, vol. 1, no. 2, September 1964, p. 14

Publications

2024

Feulmer, Thomas, Le Feuvre, Lisa, 'For What It’s Worth. Value Systems in Art since 1960', New York: Monacelli; Dallas: The Warehouse, pp. 39, 308 ill. (exh. cat.)

2023

Pugliese, Marina, Lissoni, Andrea (eds.), 'Inside Other Spaces. Environments by Women Artists 1956-1976', Berlin: Hatje Cantz Verlag, p. 14, ill. (exh. cat.)

Press

2004

Burrell, Ian, 'Modern Art is rubbish ¬– and confusing for Tate cleaner', in: The Independent, London, 27 August 2004, p. 21

BBC-TV, 'Politics and Performance' [part 3 of the documentary series 'Art and The Sixties', directed by Vanessa Engle], July 2004

Renton, Andrew, 'The daddy of destruction', in: The Evening Standard, London, 27 July 2004 Jones, Alison, 'Introduction to the Historic Photographs of Gustav Metzger', on: ucl.ac.uk/forum-for-holocaust-studies, July 2004

Arts Council England, 'Pioneers in Art and Science: Metzger' [documentary directed by Ken McMullen], June 2004 October Gallery, 'From DIAS to Punk' [video recording of the panel discussion with Gustav Metzger, John Dunbar, John Hopkins, Barry Miles, Andrew Wilson], 2004

2003

Jäger, Lorenz, 'Blumfeld, ach so…', in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurt am Main, 20 October 2003, p. 35

Ardenne, Pierre (et al.), 'C’est arrivé demain. 7e Biennale d’art contemporain, Lyon', in: Art Press, Paris, no. 293, September 2003

Suchin, Peter, 'Gustav Metzger. t1+2 Artspace, London', in: Frieze, London, no. 75, May 2003

Schürenberg, Barbara, 'Dialog mit Gabelstapler', in: Die Welt, Berlin, 11 April 2003

Garlake, Margaret, 'Blast to Freeze, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg', in: Art Monthly, London, April 2003

Resonance 104.4fm, 'You Are Hear' [radio broadcasting with Gustav Metzger and Stewart Home], 24 February 2003

Hackworth, Nick, 'Signs of Subversion in a derelict gin factory', in: Evening Standard, London, 30 January 2003

Ford, Simon, 'Technological Kindergarten. Gustav Metzger and Early Computer Art', in: Mute, London, no. 26, 2003