Franz West: Early Work
Catalogue essay by Eva Badura-Triska
This catalogue accompanies the exhibition at Zwirner & Wirth Franz West – Early Work
October 30, 2004 – January 8, 2005
Publisher: Zwirner & Wirth
Artists: Franz West
Contributors: Eva Badura
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Dimensions: 9 x 11 1/2 in (23 x 29 cm)
Pages: 156
ISBN: 9780970888464
Retail: $65 US & Canada
Status: Out Of Print
Franz West
Franz West (1947–2012) began exhibiting his work in the 1970s and gained international recognition in the 1980s, with significant shows at such venues as the Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz; Secession, Vienna (both 1986); Skulptur. Projekte in Mu¨nster (1987); Kunsthalle Bern (1988); and the Institute for Contemporary Art, PS1, Long Island City, New York (1989). In the 1990s, the artist’s work was presented at the Austrian Pavilion of the 44th Venice Biennale (1990); documenta IX, Kassel (1992); The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Dia Center for the Arts, New York (both 1994); and the Städtisches Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach (1996). A major, mid-career retrospective, Franz West, Proforma, was organized by the Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig (MUMOK), Vienna in 1996 (it traveled to the Kunsthalle Basel; Rijksmuseum Kröller-Mu¨ller, Otterlo; Nárondi Galerie, Prague; Muzeum Sztuki w Lodzi, Lodz). The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid presented the traveling survey Franz West: In & Out (2000-2001).