Gustav Metzger, auto-destructive art trailblazer, has died aged 90

The artist Gustav Metzger, the leading proponent of the Auto Destructive public art movement, has died age 90. Metzger coined the term in 1962 for a group of artists who dismantled objects as part of the creative process. He was one of the truly radical artists of the 20th century, says Hans Ulrich Obrist, the artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries in London, who worked closely with Metzger over the past two decades.Metzgers art and activism sprang from his political beliefs. By 1958, he