Franz West, one of the key figures of the international art scene, was first influenced by the generation of Actionists and Performance artists of the sixties. His early sculptures, later called "Adaptatives", made of wood and fragments of wire netting covered in papier mâché painted in white became the foundation of his practice. In the eighties, some of these sculptures, redeveloped on a large scale, would translate to outsized aluminum pieces or installations, exploring the relation to the body as well as to social issues. Franz West’s works went on to encompass the practices of painting and sculpture, as well as installations and monumental outdoor pieces. Rejecting the passive nature between objects and viewers, he continually intended to disconcert the viewers perception of an artwork.
Franz West
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Rudolf Polanszky, Franz West, Untitled, 2009
Painting: paint, wood, plexiglass, jute;
Trog: metal, foam, linnen
230 x 152 cm
90 1/2 x 59 7/8 inches
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Franz West, Untitled (large sculpture with can), 2009
Papier-mâché, styrofoam, acrylic lacquer, can
132 x 104 x 95 cm
52 x 41 x 37 3/8 inches -
Franz West, Violet Lamp, 2008
Metal, acrylic glass, electrical device, neon lights
299,7 x 129,5 x 100,3 cm -
Franz West, Nannerl, 2006
Steel, coco mat, carpet
98 x 192 x 81 cm -
Franz West, Uncle Chair (with arm rests), 2008
Metal and textile bands - indoor chair
87 x 55 x 45 cm -
Franz West, Artists Chairs, 2010
Stainless steel, epoxy resin, acrylic lacquer
85 x 45 x 55 cm -
Franz West, Untitled, 2007
Gouache on foam cardboard, framed
101,5 x 73 cm -
Franz West, Ja! Natürlich, 2004
Collage, acrylic laquer, foam core, mount
76 x 101,5 cm -
Franz West, Untitled, 2008
Papier mâché, metal, styrofoam, lacquer, acrylic paint
130 x 94 x 67 cm -
Franz West, Untitled (from the series “Transfigured Past”), 2009
Collage and acrylic paint on paper, mounted on canvas
80 x 106,5 cm -
Franz West, Untitled (from the series “Transfigured Past”), 2009
Collage et peinture acrylique sur papier, monté sur toile
80,5 x 106 cm -
Franz West, Pommes d'Adam, 2007
Papier-mâché, wood, plexiglass
87 x 126 x 64 cm -
Franz West, Untitled, 2007
Gouache on foam cardboard, framed
101,5 x 73 cm (framed) | 40 x 28 3/4 inches (framed)
Exhibitions
Museum Exhibitions
Selected press
- Daniel McClean, 'The legacy of Franz West', ArtReview, November 2015 — 150.8 kB
- Alice Rawsthorn, 'Franz West a Sculptor Who Defied Categories', THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 18, 2013. — 1.2 MB
- Adrian Hamilton, 'Please do touch : Franz West brings mischief to Inverleith House, Edinburgh', THE INDEPENDENT, August 12, 2013. — 1.5 MB
- Sarah Urwin Jones, 'Having the Last Word', THE HERALD ARTS, July 13, 2013. — 1.2 MB
- Mark Rappolt, ‘Franz West’, ARTREVIEW, June 2013 — 610.9 kB
- Christine Mehring, 'Franz West: wo ist mein achter?', ARTFORUM, January, 2013, pp 97. — 694.0 kB
- Pier Luigi Tazzi & Stefan Ratibor, 'Franz West', SPIKE ART QUARTERLY, Winter 2012. — 6.3 MB
- 'Franz West', THE TELEGRAPH, ART OBITUARY'S, November 1st, 2012. — 615.0 kB
- Peter Pakesch, 'Franz West 1947-2012', ARTFORUM, November, 2012 — 5.4 MB
- Jörg Heiser, ‘Vom tiefstein Scheweigen in eine heiterkeit: Zum Tod von Franz West', FRIEZE n°6, Autumn, 2012, pp. 34 — 2.4 MB
- Jörg Heiser, ‘From stony silence to a sence of elation: Remembering Franz West', FRIEZE n°6,Autumn, 2012, pp. 34 — 2.2 MB
- 'Nonverbal: Anselm Reyle über seine Zusammenarbeit mit Franz West', FRIEZE n°6, Autumn, 2012, page 35-36 — 10.1 MB
- Roberta Smith,'Franz West Is Dead at 65 ; Creator of an Art Universe', THE NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARIES, July 27th, 2012. — 681.3 kB
- 'Décès du sculpteur autrichien Franz West', LIBERATION NEXT, July 26th, 2012. — 960.6 kB
- Nick Haymes and Jason Evans, 'The Power 100', ART REVIEW, November, 2011. — 599.2 kB
- Lynn Zelevansky, 'Approching Modern and Contemporary Art', INSIDE THE MUSEUM, August 9, 2010. — 860.8 kB
- Alessandra Franzi, 'Franz West: AutoTheatre, THE ART NEWSPAPER, May, 2010, p. 79. — 503.1 kB
- Christopher Knight, 'Review : Franz West at LACMA', LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 31, 2009. — 1.9 MB
- Kate Noonan, 'Review : Franz West - To Build a House You Start With the Roof : Work 1972-2008', BALTIMORE CITY PAPER, November 12, 2008. — 1.1 MB
- Peter Schjeldahl, 'Just For Fun, Timely Retrospective in Baltimore and New York', THE NEW YORKER, November 3, 2008. — 1.1 MB
- Blake Gopnik, 'Franz West, Beyond the Looking Glass', THE WASHINGTON POST, October 23, 2008. — 1.4 MB
- Edward Gunts, 'Beauty can be beside the point', BALTIMORE SUN, October 12, 2008. — 1.4 MB
- Edward Gunts, 'A sizable exhibit of Franz West's works', BALTIMORE SUN, October 9, 2008. — 1.9 MB
- John Kelsey, 'Franz West, Tools of Engagement', ARTFORUM, October 2008. — 5.0 MB
- Judicaël Lavrador, 'L'art très régressif de Franz West', Beaux Arts Magazine, September 2018 — 2.5 MB
- Amélie Adamo, 'Les Provocations de Franz West', L'Oeil, November 2018 — 2.1 MB
- Christine Macel, 'Franz West', L'Officiel Art, September 2018 — 1.6 MB