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Franz West / edited by Mark Godfrey and Christine Macel.

Title
Franz West / edited by Mark Godfrey and Christine Macel.
Author
West, Franz, 1947-2012,
Publication
London : Tate Publishing, 2018.

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Additional Authors
  • Bayer-Wermuth, Monika, 1984-
  • Godfrey, Mark (Mark Benjamin),
  • Macel, Christine,
  • Musée national d'art moderne (France), host institution.
  • Tate Modern (Gallery), host institution.
Description
223 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color); 29 cm
Summary
From his abstract sculptures and collage to furniture and largescale works, the character of Franz West's work is unrestrainedly irreverent, and yet also profoundly philosophical. Deeply influenced by Viennese actionism and the Viennese art scene of the 1960s and 1970s, West sought to relocate art from pristine gallery spaces into the everyday. His Passstucke (Adaptives) -papier-mache pieces that were intentionally made to be handled - explored an immediate relationship between art and its audience in a performative but also psychological way. Extending this theme, he later created playful sculptures that doubled as seats and communal spaces. In his final years he produced a number of large, coloured aluminium sculptures for installation in public spaces (including Central Park, New York, the Place Vendome, Paris, and the Stubenbrucke in Vienna). Throughout his career, West collaborated with numerous artists, musicians, writers and photographers, many of whom have been interviewed for this new publication, providing a richly detailed and personal overview of the artist's 40-year career. This new publication ably examines both the artist's ironic, punk sensibility and his original approach to materials, colours and forms. Also included are examples of his lesser-known drawings and works on paper. In 2011, West was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale and has twice been selected for the Kassel Documenta (IX & X); and, much like his contemporaries Mike Kelley or Gerhard Richter, West has become a key figure of inspiration for a generation of younger artists.00Exhibition: Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (12.09.-10.12.2018) / Tate Modern, London, UK (20.02.-02.06.2018).
Uniform Title
Works. Selections
Alternative Title
Works.
Subject
  • 1900-2099
  • Art, Modern > 20th century
  • Art, Modern > 21st century
  • Artists > Vienna > 20th century
  • Artists > Vienna > 21st century
  • Artists
  • Austria > Vienna
  • West, Franz, 1947-2012 > Exhibitions
  • West, Franz, 1947-2012
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • "On the occasion of the exhibition 'Franz West,' Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Paris, 12 September-10 December 2018. Curated by Christine Macel with Loïc Le Gall. Tate Modern, London, 20 February-2 June 2019. Curated by Mark Godfrey with Monika Bayer-Wermuth"--Title page verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
A shote note on Franz West's titles / Monika Bayer-Wermuth -- Franz West : La grande digestion / Christine Macel -- Franz West : Literature, philosophy and collaboration / Martin Prinzhorn -- Attitudes and forms : Franz West after 1987 / Mark Godfrey.
ISBN
  • 1849766134
  • 9781849766135
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries