Gustav Metzger
German performance artist Gustav Metzger, founder of the Auto-Destructive school of art, wears a gas mask whilst spraying three nylon curtains with hydrochloric acid, causing them to disintegrate, 3rd July 1961. The performance takes place on London's South Bank. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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July 03, 1961
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