Q&A: Gustav Metzger on destruction

Emma Marris

Nature, 2009, vol. 461, issue 7264, 598-598

Abstract: Gustav Metzger's monumental and technical artworks comment on the capacity of human society to obliterate itself. From displays that eat themselves with acid to liquid-crystal patterns projected onto performing bands such as The Who in the 1960s, he questions environmental degradation, nuclear war and capitalism. As a major retrospective of his work opens, Metzger argues that scientists should be more active in counteracting society's tendency to seek oblivion.

Date: 2009
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