Representative work by Franz West
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Artist

Franz West

1947–2012 · Austrian

  • Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Franz West developed a playful sculptural practice from papier-mâché, plaster, furniture and brightly painted forms. His Adaptives were made to be handled or worn, turning sculpture into something activated by awkward bodily use.

Sculpture; furniture; installation

Major Works

  • 1970s onwardPassstücke / Adaptives
  • 1987Eo Ipso
  • 1992Auditorium
  • 2008The Ego and the Id
  • 2000sVienna Four
  • 1990sLemurenköpfe
  • 1974Paßstück
  • 1990sUntitled furniture installations
  • 2002Dorrit
  • 2011The Fragile on Its Cloak

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