EXHIBITION
Bulgarisches Kulturinstitut „Haus Wittgenstein“
Ludwig Wittgenstein: Ein Haus für Gretl
“…Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein had been busy since 1925 with plans for a new city palais for her family and had already commissioned Paul Engelmann, a pupil of Adolf Loos, to begin with the drawings. She invited Ludwig Wittgenstein to try his hand as an architect and it was this trio who in 1928 realised a one-of-a-kind building − the only one ever actually built by a philosopher, full of unique elements and not classifiable into any architectural tradition. …”
Franz West repeatedly refers to Wittgenstein in his works and thinking. In the exhibition chairs complete the former dining room.
November 28 bis Dezember 13, 2024
November 2024
EXHIBITION
Palais de Tokyo, Paris (F)
The Cynics Republic
“…The exhibition ‘The Cynics Republic’ offers a counter-narrative of the history of performance. It offers visitors the chance to experience an exhibition constructed as a score and that will be renewed on a daily basis over the course of three weeks. Works will be activated on a daily basis by artists and performers. …”
The Auditorium Diwane by Franz West can be seen there.
November 13 until December 1, 2024
November 2024
SCREENING
Bernhard Cella. Alles vor Ort, nichts vorab
Silent film interview with Franz West
HD-Video, 50 min, 2011
BOOK LAUNCH
Franz West. Eine Außenskulptur
Ger./Engl., 48 S., 21 x 15 cm, Softcover
Salon für Kunstbuch, 2024
November 14, 2024, 7 p.m.
Atelier Franz West
Esteplatz 3/2
1030 Vienna
An event with Salon für Kunstbuch.
Register at kontakt@fpws.at
November 14, 2024
EXHIBITION
Universitätsgalerie der Angewandten im Heiligenkreuzerhof, Vienna (A)
Ins Dunkle schwimmen
“… The exhibition Ins Dunkle schwimmen gathers works of art that deal with these contradictory demands in the context of artistic production, encountering abysses and limits in the process. On the one hand, it includes works from the Collection of the University of Applied Arts Vienna that open up the fiction of the “autonomous work of art” to re-negotiation. …”
October 16, 2024 until February 1, 2025
October 2024
COLLECTION PRESENTATION
Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg, Derneburg (D)
Sammlungsraum
“… The current ‘Sammlungsraum’-presentation at the Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg, which is only accessible as part of a guided tour, brings together three ‘Sitzskulpturen’ (2001, 2002, 2004), a series that the artist began in the mid-1990s. …”
Fall 2024
September 2024
EXHIBITION
Kunst- und Kulturstiftung Opelvillen, Rüsselsheim (D)
Deep Distance Tender Touch
“… In the exhibition the spotlight will be on the former villa commissioned and owned by prosperous carmaker Fritz Opel (1875–1938). The title alludes to the deep distance between the Opelvillen’s beginnings and the one or other of the works on show. At the same time, it also refers to the interrelationship between the artworks on display as a tender touch. …”
September 15, 2024 until January 19, 2025
September 2024
EXHIBITION
Heidi Horten Collection, Vienna (A)
Focus Franz West
“… The centerpiece is a work that is a new addition to the collection: Franz West’s nine-part series of collages for the 1990 Biennale, which takes an ironic look at the dialogue between artwork and viewer. The series is a sequel to his earlier Passstücke (Adaptives), portable sculptures that function as a temporary extension of the human body and invite the recipient to interact with them. …”
since September 6, 2024
September 2024
BOOK
Franz West. An Outdoor Sculpture
A group of sculptures was installed in front of the former studio on Esteplatz in Vienna’s third district in December 2022. The five untitled outdoor sculptures in different colors are made of epoxy resin and were placed by Heimo Zobernig. From 1996 to 2012, Franz West created several hundred such works, which represent an important part of his oeuvre.
“With the choice of bright, strong colors, he deliberately contrasted the objects with nature and the urban space. […] The reactions tot he work are understood here as an integral part of the work itself. Later, Franz West was interested in the idea that an interaction with the viewer talks place on a mental level”, says Ines Turian in the publication.
A project in cooperation with KÖR Kunst im öffentlichen Raum.
German/English, 48 pages, 21 x 15 cm, numerous illustrations in color, softcover, 2024
With texts by Patricia Grzonka, Ines Turian
Published by Salon für Kunstbuch
ISBN 978-3-902374-29-5
Orders via E-Mail
€ 25
plus shipping costs
August 2024
PRESS RELEASE
Austrian Court Makes Final Ruling on Franz West Estate
“The court ruling recognizes the late artist’s final wishes over the management of his estate”
Following the Austrian Supreme Court’s recent ruling, the dispute surrounding the legendary Viennese artist’s inheritance has at last been resolved. The ruling named Franz West’s sister, who has since passed away, the rightful heir. During her lifetime she has reached an agreement for the transfer of her brother’s artistic estate to the Franz West Privatstiftung (Franz West Private Foundation), which the artist had
established prior to his death to oversee the management and preservation of his works.
‘We are extremely pleased with this outcome. Finally, we can take action to make Franz West’s work visible again in the public realm, and to advocate for the significance of his artistic legacy. For us, this legal security provides the basis to do so. A number of questions remain to be resolved, but for now we are focusing on devising a forward-looking strategy to uphold West’s legacy, in partnership with museums, galleries and collectors worldwide’, says Roland Grassberger, nephew of the artist and board member of the Franz West Privatstiftung.
November 2023