'Without nature there cannot be art' – an introduction to Gustav Metzger's ecological thinking

Elizabeth Fisher

'Without nature there cannot be art' – an introduction to Gustav Metzger's ecological thinking

Elizabeth Fisher

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Abstract

The artist Gustav Metzger (1926-2017) was a pioneer of environmental activism, whose auto-destructive art was a form of protest against the destructive and exploitative approach to nature that underpinned the development of capitalist economies in the postwar period. This essay explores the evolution of his thinking and its implications for artists and activists concerned with climate change, the extinction of species and navigating the Anthropocene today.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 8 Aug 2021

Keywords

Gustav Metzger
art and environment
art and activism
art and nature

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'Without nature there cannot be art' – an introduction to Gustav Metzger's ecological thinking

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