Franz West

1947–2012

Franz West, ‘Viennoiserie’ 1998
Viennoiserie 1998
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Biography

Franz West (16 February 1947 – 25 July 2012) was an Austrian artist.

He is best known for his unconventional objects and sculptures, installations and furniture work which often require an involvement of the audience.

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Artworks

Franz West, ‘Viennoiserie’ 1998

Franz West Viennoiserie

1998
On display at Tate Modern part of Franz West T07558

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Franz West Untitled (Serie: kritisches Blatt)

1975
On display at Tate Modern part of Franz West X65913

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Franz West, Herbert Brandl [title not known]

1987
On display at Tate Modern part of Franz West X66207

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Franz West, Mathis Esterhazy Psyche

1987
On display at Tate Modern part of Franz West X66202

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Franz West, Rudolf Polanszky Ecke

2009
On display at Tate Modern part of Franz West X66199

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Franz West Untitled

1990
On display at Tate Modern part of Franz West X67976

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Franz West Römische Allüre

1984–5
On display at Tate Modern part of Franz West X67969

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Franz West Auditorium

1992
On display at Tate Modern part of Franz West X69600
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Features

Franz West: Worldly Pleasures

Kito Nedo

The late Austrian artist Franz West (1947–2012) was one of the most influential artists of the past 50 years. His ...

Franz West To Build a House You Start with the Roof: Work 1972-2008

Books Etc.: Reviews

Thomas Phongsathorn , Simon Grant1 , Matthew Bowman , Alison Dunhill and Charles Danby

Book reviews: Tate Etc. magazine
Lucio Fontana Spatial Light Structure in Neon for the ninth Milan Triennial at the Palazzo dell Arte Milan 1951

'It Is not a lasso, an arabesque, nor a piece of spaghetti': Lucio Fontana

Francesca Pasini

Fontana saw his work as a classic representation of what he called “a spatial environment” and described it as “a ...

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