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Artists›Gustav Metzger

Gustav Metzger

1926–2017

WA-00016069

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None documented

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ214312

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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New Humans: Memories of the Future

New Museum

2026

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia + Ai Generated· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Hauser· 80%

Source Registry (2)

Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/gustav-metzger
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Tate New Museum

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Artworks (15)

Liquid Crystal Environment

1965 · 5 control units, liquid crystals and slide, 35 mm, 5 projections, colour

duration: 22 min overall display dimensions variable

Tate

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Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8" (35.3 × 27.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8" (35.3 × 27.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16" (35.2 × 27.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16" (35.3 × 27.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8" (35.3 × 27.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8" (35.4 × 27.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16" (35.2 × 27.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Auto-Destructive Construction, Festival of Misfits, ICA, London, October 23- November 8, 1962

1962 · Gelatin silver print

sheet: 10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Recreation of First Public Demonstration of Auto-Destructive Art

1960 · Glass, fabric, table, trash bag, paper, plastic and steel

3000 x 2500 x 1000 mm

Tate

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Artwork sources (2)

15 published of 15 catalogued · 2 with image

MoMA
13 published
Tate
2 published2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Recreation of First Public Demonstration of Auto-Destructive Art
1960 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Liquid Crystal Environment
1965 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Art Institute of Chicago

Artsy

Art Institute of Chicago

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Collections2

Tate New Museum

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Tate

In collection

New Museum

In collection

New Museum

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future

2026

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future New Museum

2026