Metzger, Gustav
Dates
- Existence: 1926-04-10 - 2017-03-01
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Aesthetics of the Death Wish ? / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Ben; Latham J; Metzger G; Reichardt J; Boyle M., 1966
Extracts from this work were published in Art and Artist Vol 1, No.5, a periodical held by the Sackner Archive. This work includes a discussion among Gustav Metzger, Dom Sylvester Houedard, Mark Boyle and Ivor Davies, held at Ravensbourne College of Art and Design on May 23, 1966. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
all things involved in other things / Bauermeister, Mary ; Stockhausen K ; Paik NJ ; Cage J ; Helms H ; Metzger G ; Patterson B ; Maciunas G., 2004
This exhibition was mounted on the occasion of Mary Bauermeister's 70th birthday. The label of the compact disc depicts experimental calligraphic text; the disc content consists of film trailers for American recording stars such as Prince and has no relevance to the label. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[card to John Sharkey: was nice to see you] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Edmonds T; Sharkey W ; Sharkey JJ; Metzger G., 1966
Damaged Nature, Auto-Destructive Art / Metzger, Gustave ; Phillpot C ; Moholy-Nagy L ; Beuys J., 1995
Clive Phillpot provides a chronologic biography of Metzger. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
happening & fluxus / Bound & Unbound ; Sohm H ; Kaprow A ; Ono Y ; Maciunas G ; Metzger G ; Brecht G ; Watts B ; Whitman R ; Schneemann C ; Ben ; Paik NJ ; Lebel JJ., 1997
Letter to mdc [my dear charles] (290565) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Kearns L; McCarthy C; Page R; Wright E; Metzger G., 1965
This letter to Charles Cameron contains several names and details for poetry readings and several handwritten notes and instructions in red and black ink for a poetry reading to which DSH has been invited.The verso typing reads "cavan says ANDREI vOZNESENSKY reading leeds U Russdept 19:30hrs 4 june tell every one" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Logos and Ikon on Equal Terms/Painting Incorporates Writing / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Furnival J; Metzger G; Johns J., 1967
Notes dealing with the relation of words to painting, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Null Object: Gustave Metzger thinks about nothing / Metzger, Gustave., 2012
Protest & Survive / Gilbert & George ; Graham D ; Hirschhorn T ; Metzger G ; Ruppersberg A ; Tot E ; Willats S ; Fahlstrom O ; Beuys J ; McDermott & MacGough ; Home S., 2000
Retrospectives / Metzger, Gustave ; Phillpot C ; Schwitters K ; Paolini G ; Connor B ; Fontana L ; Reinhardt A., 1999
Influenced by the Holocaust, Metzger created "an art that aimed at introducing destruction as a means of transforming peoples' thoughts and feelings, not only about art, but to use art to change peoples' relation to themselves and society." Metzger is best known for organizing the Destruction in Art Symposium (DIAS) in London in September 1966. The main object was to focus attention on the element of destruction in Happenings and other art forms including the Viennese Actionists. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Untitled] / Boekie Woekie ; Noel A ; vanEgten H ; Metzger G ; Bruhin A., 1999
Announces an exhibition by Ann Noel at Boekie Woekie that is described on the recto in a reproduction of a letter from Noel to Hettie van Egten. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.