Gustav Metzger obituary

Activist and inventor of auto-destructive art in response to the threat of nuclear devastationInvented in 1959 by Gustav Metzger, who has died aged 90, auto-destructive art was about the event rather than the object. It defined the joining of his art and activism, to become a powerful voice in anti-nuclear protest and environmentalism. Its materials, which were often pitted against each other, came from industry as well as the studio.Auto-destructive art rose out of the shadow cast by the droppi