Auto-destructive art
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Auto-Destructive Art (ADA) is a form of art coined by Gustav Metzger, an artist born in Bavaria that moved to Britain in 1939. Taking place after World War II, Metzger wanted to showcase the destruction created from the war through his artwork. This movement took place in England and was launched by Metzger in 1959. This term was invented in the early 1960s and put into circulation by his article "Machine, Auto-Creative and Auto-Destructive Art" in the summer 1962 issue of the journal Ark. Auto, meaning self, and destruction, meaning causing damage to, this art movement highlights how objects can create self-harm.
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See also
- Anti-art and Anti-anti-art
- Danger music
- Object to Be Destroyed (1923 work by Man Ray)
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