WEST, FRANZ
Vienna 1947 - 2012
Title: Privat Lampe des Künstlers (I).
Date: 1989.
Technique: Welded iron rods, steel plate, electric cable and socket.
Measurement: Ca. 190 x 235 x 20cm.
Notation: Illegibly inscribed on the base along one edge (incised): Edition Meta-Memphis, Mailand (publisher).
The work is fully functional. Form an unlimited edition.
We thank Franz West Privatstiftung, Vienna for the kind support.
Provenance:
- Kasper König Collection, Berlin (directly from the artist)
- Furniture designed in 1989 and published in an edition by Meta Memphis
- Reflects West's typical characteristic of his concepts - efficient effect withwith the least possible effort
- West's works appear in many exhibitions curated by König, such as 'Skulptur Projekte Münster' and at the reopening of the Museum Ludwig.
