Published in London, 4 November 1959, in the occasion of an exhibition of the artist, The Farm café, 14, Monmouth Street, November 9-30, 1959.

Author(s): Gustav Metzger

Associated movement: Auto-destructive art

Language : English

Medium : Leaflet

Original edition of the manifesto: Published in London, 4 November 1959, in the occasion of an exhibition of the artist, The Farm café, 14, Monmouth Street, November 9-30, 1959.

Where can we find this manifesto? Theories and Documents of contemporary art. A sourcebook of artists' writings, Edited by Kristine Stiles and Peter Selz, University of California Press, Berkeley, p. 403. Danchev, Alex, 100 Artists' Manifestos. From the Futurists to the Stuckists, Penguin, Londres, 2011.

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Which critic recognizes the work as a manifesto ? or: Typical characteristics of a manifesto Danchev, Alex, 100 Artists' Manifestos. From the Futurists to the Stuckists, Penguin, Londres, 2011.

Editorial comments: The first demonstration of Auto-Destructive Art was made in 1960, and recreated at Tate Britain in 2004.