"With a mix of irreverence and sincerity, artists John Baldessari and Meg Cranston here tackle nothing less than the question of God. Acting as curators, they have invited 100 artists to respond to one of art's most enduring challenges: picturing the divine. The artists selected are those whose work the curators know and admire, those who possess the sense of humor and audacity necessary for such a project, or artists who are "likely to ..."
"Emerging from the 1960s generation of Viennese Aktionists, who used their own bodies in their art, Franz West (b.1947) is an internationally renowned Austrian artist who incorporates the bodies of his spectators into his work. Often inviting visitors to participate in or even wear his sculptures, West encourages us to explore our involvement in contemporary art and its presentations. The resulting works are not always aesthetically plea ..."
"Emerging in the early 1970s, Austrian artist Franz West (1947-2012) developed a unique aesthetic that engaged equally high and low reference points and often privileged social interaction as an intrinsic component of his work. By playfully manipulating everyday materials and imagery in novel ways, he created objects that serve to redefine art as a social experience, calling attention to the way in which art is presented to the public, a ..."
FranzWest Early Work (German Edition) by FranzWest, Eva Badura-Triska Hardcover, 156 Pages, Published 2006 by Zwirner & Wirth ISBN-13: 978-0-9708884-6-4, ISBN: 0-9708884-6-5
"Franz West is widely considered to be one of Europe's most important contemporary artists, and he has reached that position without ever having needed to limit himself to a single medium or mode of expression. Like other artists who came of age in the midst of Conceptualism and Minimalism, his work has ranged widely and blurred the boundaries between art and life. The works showcased here, including autonomous sculpture and interactive ..."
FranzWest(1st Edition) Inside by Hochdorfer, Achim (2001) Paperback by Achim Hochdorfer, FranzWest, Gagosian Gallery Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 2001 by Gasgosian Gallery ISBN-13: 978-1-880154-58-8, ISBN: 1-880154-58-7
"2001 Essays by Achim Hochdörfer, Daniel Birnbaum and Henry Noltie; Introduction by Paul Nesbitt 9 1/2 x 13 inches (24.1 x 33 cm); 72 pages; 44 color illustrations Designed by Bruce Mau Design, Inc., Toronto; Printed by Bowne, Canada"
"There is no easy way to define Franz West's art: it is fundamentally sculptural in its construction, veers frequently toward the biomorphic and prosthetic, mines the intellectualism of Freud and Wittgenstein, and possesses an awkward beauty that speaks with equal fluency to the tradition of painterly abstraction and the aesthetics of trash art. West's distinctive vision has ..."
"Transposing the knowledge gained with these formative works, he explored sculpture increasingly in terms of an ongoing dialogue of actions and reactions between viewers and objects in any given exhibition space, while probing the internal ..."
"Vienna-based artist Franz West (1947-2012) often explored the way authorship is attributed to artworks through co-authorship and collaboration. This volume showcases his 2011 piece, "Extroversion," in which 43 different works--by various artists--combined to upend West's studio kitchen."
FranzWest Privat: Manual in the Style of Actionism by West, Franz Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2024 by Walther Konig Verlag ISBN-13: 978-3-7533-0586-8, ISBN: 3-7533-0586-3
"The focus of this publication is Franz West's (1947-2012) "Kombi-Werke" installations, in which greatly differing individual pieces are brought together and then recomposed into new works. Gathering elements such as fittings, furniture, sculpture, videos and works on paper from all periods--and even works made by artist friends--into grand ensembles, the "Kombi-Werke" are without doubt key elements in West's legacy. An example is the th ..."
"Recalling Austrian artist Franz West's (1947–2012) work Otium (1996), Negotium is an artist's book on three of West's works, particularly on the piece Immobile Adaptive with Children's Sunglasses (in police office green) (1982)."