Curator Paul Schimmel introduces his exhibition "Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, 1949-1962" in this video featuring archival footage of Yves Klein and Salvatore Scarpitta and paintings by Japanese, European, and American artists influenced by the destruction wrought by World War II.
Thanks to Paul Schimmel for his generous participation, as well as to the artists and their representatives: Lee Bontecou, Alberto Burri, Niki de Saint Phalle, Gérard Deschamps, François Dufrêne, Jean Fautrier, Lucio Fontana, Adolf Frohner, Raymond Hains, Yves Klein, John Latham, Robert Mallary, Gustav Metzger, Manolo MIllares, Otto Muehl, Saburo Murakami, Robert Rauschenberg, Mimmo Rotella, Salvatore Scarpitta, Shozo Shimamoto, Kazuo Shiraga, Antoni Tàpies, Chiyu Uemae, Jacques Villeglé, Wolf Vostell, Michio Yoshihara, Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collezione Burri, the Yves Klein Foundation, the Estate of Salvatore Scarpitta, Artists Rights Society, Shimamoto Lab, Vervoordt Foundation, Niederoesterreichische Museum, Carre d'Art, Fundacio Antoni Tàpies, and the Niki Charitable Arts Foundation.
Archival film footage appears courtesy of the Yves Klein Foundation and the Estate of Salvatore Scarpitta.
Additional thanks to Stephen Pagano, Tom Salvaggio, and Tracy Szatan.
