Hans Ulrich Obrist & Gustav Metzger: The Conversation Series - (Conversation (Verlag Der Buchhandlung)) (Paperback)

Name: Hans Ulrich Obrist & Gustav Metzger: The Conversation Series - (Conversation (Verlag Der Buchhandlung)) (Paperback)
Brand: Walther Konig Verlag
SKU: 1007768675
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In volume 16 of The Conversation Series, Hans Ulrich Obrist presents an in-depth exchange with the venerable German-born artist and activist Gustav Metzger, which illuminates the artist's fascinating life and 60-year career.
168 Pages
Art, Criticism & Theory
Series Name: Conversation (Verlag Der Buchhandlung)

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Text by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Gustav Metzger.

Book Synopsis

In volume 16 of The Conversation Series, Hans Ulrich Obrist presents an in-depth exchange with the venerable German-born artist and activist Gustav Metzger, which illuminates the artist's fascinating life and 60-year career. In 1959, Metzger penned a manifesto of Auto-destructive art, which states in part, "Auto-destructive paintings, sculptures and constructions have a lifetime varying from a few moments to 20 years. When the disintegrative process is complete, the work is to be removed from the site and scrapped." In this volume, Metzger talks to Obrist about his past and present association with Auto-destructive art, how he has come to fuse his art practice with his political commitment to human rights and ecology, how he escaped the Holocaust at the age of 13 and the many projects he has yet to realize.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: .48 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 168

Genre: Art

Sub-Genre: Criticism & Theory

Series Title: Conversation (Verlag Der Buchhandlung)

Publisher: Walther Konig Verlag

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Street Date: March 1, 2009

TCIN: 1007768675

UPC: 9783865604989

Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-1837

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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