A selection of chairs by Franz West.
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David Zwirner is pleased to participate in PAD Paris for the first time with a selection of furniture by Franz West (1947–2012). For West, art was a social experience. Starting with his signature Passstücke, or Adaptives, in the 1970s, the Austrian-born artist made sculptures that were meant to be handled and “adapted” by the audience. His furniture works, which he began creating in the early 1980s, only took this intention further. Furniture became an extensive part of his practice by the 1990s and would remain a primary focus for the rest of his career. Installations of West’s furniture have been presented at the Venice Biennale; the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna; the Dia Center for the Arts in New York, and Documenta in Kassel, Germany, among many other exhibitions.

David Zwirner est heureux de participer au PAD Paris pour la première fois avec une sélection de meubles de Franz West (1947-2012) pour qui l’art était aussi une expérience sociale. Dès les années 1970 et ses Passstücke (ou Adaptives), l’artiste autrichien crée des sculptures destinées à être manipulées et « adaptées » par et pour le public. Cette démarche se prolonge et se concrétise véritablement avec les meubles qu’il commence à produire au début des années 1980. Sa pratique se tourne de plus en plus vers la création de mobilier dans les années 1990 et reste un priorité jusqu’à la fin de sa carrière. Des expositions du mobilier signé Franz West ont été présentées à travers le monde, entre autres à la Biennale de Venise, au Kunsthistorisches Museum de Vienne, au Dia Center à New York et à la documenta de Cassel.

Image: Franz West chairs. Photo by Matthieu Lavanchy. © Archiv Franz West, © Estate Franz West. Courtesy Archiv Franz West, Estate Franz West, and David Zwirner

Dates
April 37, 2024
Address
Jardin Des Tuileries Facing 234 rue de Rivoli Paris
Booth
51

David Zwirner is pleased to participate in PAD Paris for the first time with a selection of furniture by Franz West (1947–2012). For West, art was a social experience. Starting with his signature Passstücke, or Adaptives, in the 1970s, the Austrian-born artist made sculptures that were meant to be handled and “adapted” by the audience. His furniture works, which he began creating in the early 1980s, only took this intention further. Furniture became an extensive part of his practice by the 1990s and would remain a primary focus for the rest of his career. Installations of West’s furniture have been presented at the Venice Biennale; the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna; the Dia Center for the Arts in New York, and Documenta in Kassel, Germany, among many other exhibitions.

David Zwirner est heureux de participer au PAD Paris pour la première fois avec une sélection de meubles de Franz West (1947-2012) pour qui l’art était aussi une expérience sociale. Dès les années 1970 et ses Passstücke (ou Adaptives), l’artiste autrichien crée des sculptures destinées à être manipulées et « adaptées » par et pour le public. Cette démarche se prolonge et se concrétise véritablement avec les meubles qu’il commence à produire au début des années 1980. Sa pratique se tourne de plus en plus vers la création de mobilier dans les années 1990 et reste un priorité jusqu’à la fin de sa carrière. Des expositions du mobilier signé Franz West ont été présentées à travers le monde, entre autres à la Biennale de Venise, au Kunsthistorisches Museum de Vienne, au Dia Center à New York et à la documenta de Cassel.

Image: Franz West chairs. Photo by Matthieu Lavanchy. © Archiv Franz West, © Estate Franz West. Courtesy Archiv Franz West, Estate Franz West, and David Zwirner

Furniture by Franz West, titled Diwan (Divan), dated in 1991 and 2015.

Franz West

Diwan (Divan), 1991/2015
Steel, foam, rubber, and linen
39 3/8 x 90 1/2 x 33 1/2 inches (100 x 230 x 85 cm)
An acrylic paint on newsprint drawing by Al Taylor, titled [no title], dated circa 1985.

Al Taylor

[no title], c. 1985
Acrylic paint on newsprint
10 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches (27.3 x 21 cm)
Framed: 16 7/8 x 14 1/4 inches (42.9 x 36.2 cm)
A drawing by Josef Albers, titled Variant/Adobe, dated 1947.

Josef Albers

Variant/Adobe, 1947
Oil on blotting paper
19 1/8 x 24 1/4 inches (48.6 x 61.6 cm)
Framed: 26 3/8 x 31 1/2 inches (67 x 80 cm)
A furniture work by Franz West, titled Chaiselongue (Chaise Longue), dated 1992 and 2015.

Franz West

Textilstuhl (Textile Chair), 2012
Steel, foam, linen, and paint
33 7/8 x 19 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (86 x 50 x 50 cm)
A furniture work by Franz West, titled Künstlerstuhl (Artist's Chair), dated in 2006 and 2022.

Franz West

Künstlerstuhl (Artist's Chair), 2006/2022
Stainless steel, epoxy resin, and acrylic lacquer
34 5/8 x 20 1/8 x 21 1/4 inches (88 x 51 x 54 cm)
A furniture work by Franz West, titled Künstlerstuhl (Artist's Chair), dated in 2006 and 2023.

Franz West

Künstlerstuhl (Artist's Chair), 2006/2023
Stainless steel, epoxy resin, and acrylic varnish
33 1/2 x 20 1/8 x 21 5/8 inches (85 x 51 x 55 cm)
A furniture work by Franz West, titled Künstlerstuhl (Artist's Chair), dated 2006/2016

Franz West

Künstlerstuhl (Artist's Chair), 2006/2022
Stainless steel, epoxy resin, and acrylic lacquer
34 5/8 x 20 1/8 x 21 1/4 inches (88 x 51 x 54 cm)
A furniture work by Franz West, titled Künstlerstuhl (Artist's Chair), dated 2006/2015

Franz West

Künstlerstuhl (Artist's Chair), 2006/2022
Stainless steel, epoxy resin, and acrylic lacquer
34 5/8 x 20 1/8 x 21 1/4 inches (88 x 51 x 54 cm)
A painting by Merrill Wagner, titled June #14, dated 1997.

Merrill Wagner

June #14, 1997
Oil on linen
24 x 30 inches (61 x 76.2 cm)
Framed: 25 1/2 x 31 3/8 inches (64.8 x 79.7 cm)
A painting by Nate Lowman, titled Hollow Point Zero, dated 2022.

Nate Lowman

Hollow Point Zero, 2022
Silkscreen ink on canvas on wood panel
59 x 48 inches (149.9 x 121.9 cm)
A work on paper by Suzan Frecon, titled el cant de la sabilla (for Glenn Heim), dated 2021.

Suzan Frecon

el cant de la sibilla (for Glenn Heim), 2021
Watercolor on agate burnished old Indian ledger rag paper
16 5/8 x 12 inches (42.2 x 30.5 cm)
Framed: 22 5/8 x 18 1/4 inches (57.5 x 46.4 cm)
A furniture work by Franz West, titled Trog (Trough), dated 1996/2015.

Franz West

Trog (Trough), 1996/2015
Steel, foam, and linen
31 1/2 x 66 7/8 x 27 1/2 inches (80 x 170 x 70 cm)
A chair by Franz West, titled Clubfauteuil (Club Chair), dated 2015.

Franz West

Clubfauteuil (Club Chair), 1998/2022
Steel, wood, foam, and linen
35 7/8 x 32 1/4 x 32 1/2 inches (91 x 82 x 82.5 cm)
A furniture work by Franz West, titled Chaiselongue (Chaise Longue), dated 1992 and 2015.

Franz West

Chaiselongue (Chaise Longue), 1992/2014
Steel, foam, rubber, and linen
37 3/4 x 35 3/8 x 67 3/4 inches (96 x 90 x 172 cm)
A furniture work by Franz West, titled Sinnlos (Senseless), dated 2008/2016

Franz West

Sinnlos (Senseless), 2008/2014
Steel and synthetic resin paint
15 3/4 x 78 3/4 x 3 7/8 inches (40 x 200 x 10 cm)
An installation by Franz West, titled 2 to 2 (do too 2 [too do 2 {to do two}]), dated 1994.

Franz West

2 to 2 (do too 2 [too do 2 {to do two}]), 1994
Papier-mâché, paint, gauze, gesso, metal, and plastic with four (4) bookshelf pedestals
Dimensions variable
A sculpture by Franz West, titled Syntagma (Arrangement), dated 1998.

Franz West

Syntagma (Arrangement), 1998
Papier-mâché, wood, gauze, plaster, and paint in two (2) parts on artist's wooden pedestals
Left sculpture: 19 3/4 x 14 x 6 inches (50.2 x 35.6 x 15.2 cm)
Left pedestal: 37 1/8 x 19 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (94.3 x 50.5 x 24.4 cm)
Right sculpture: 17 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 11 inches (44.5 x 28.6 x 27.9 cm)
Right pedestal: 45 1/8 x 15 x 15 1/4 inches (114.6 x 38.1 x 38.7 cm)
A plaster, papier-mâché, and metal stand with artist's pedestal sculpture by Franz West, titled Passstück (Adaptive), dated 1990.

Franz West

Passstück (Adaptive), 1990
Plaster, papier-mâché, and metal stand on artist's pedestal
Sculpture: 17 x 37 x 7 inches (43.2 x 94 x 17.8 cm)
Pedestal: 27 3/4 x 40 x 14 inches (70.5 x 101.6 x 35.6 cm)
A drawing by Raymond Pettibon, titled No Title (We passed through...), dated 2008.

Raymond Pettibon

No Title (We passed through...), 2008
Ink, gouache, acrylic, graphite, and collage on paper
31 1/2 x 25 inches (80 x 63.5 cm)
Framed: 34 5/8 x 27 5/8 inches (87.9 x 70.2 cm)
A work on paper by Marcel Dzama, titled Raised on the moon light, dated 2022.

Marcel Dzama

Raised on the moon light, 2022
Pearlescent acrylic, ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper
15 3/4 x 12 inches (40 x 30.5 cm)
Framed: 20 1/8 x 16 1/4 inches (51.2 x 41.2 cm)

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