The work of Franz West (1947–2012, b. Vienna, Austria) has been a fixture in countless international survey exhibitions such as Documenta and biennales all over the world. His most notable solo exhibitions have been presented by Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria (2011); Museum Ludwig, Cologne (2010); Museo MADRE, Naples, Italy (2010); Piazza di Pietra, Rome (2010); Fondation Beyeler, Riehen, Switzerland (2009); Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA (2009); Baltimore Museum of Art, MD (2008); Public Art Fund, Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, New York City (2009); MAK Vienna, Austria (2008); Vancouver Art Gallery, Canada (2005); Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria (2003); École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris (2003); Palacio de Velázquez, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (2001); Secession, Vienna (2000); Project Room, Museum of Modern Art, New York (1997); Dia Center for the Arts, New York (1994); Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (1994); Venice Biennale, Italy (1990); MoMA PS1, New York (1989); and the Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland (1988). The estate of Franz West is represented by Gagosian Gallery in New York.
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