Franz West: Early Work
Hauser & Wirth Somerset is proud to present a selection of early works by the late Austrian artist Franz West. The exhibition, curated by Paul Schimmel, curator and Partner at Hauser & Wirth, comprises a series of sculptures known as
From Saturday 11 October 2014 to Sunday 09 November 2014
Published by anonymous on Friday 07 November 2014.
West emerged as an artist in Vienna in the 1960s when many of his older contemporaries were exploring performance and actionist art. He attended some of the most notorious performances of the Viennese Actionists and was profoundly affected by their transgressive acts. Building on the Actionists
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