Franz West
1947 - 2012
Privat Lampe des Künstlers I. 1989.
Welded iron rods, iron plate, power cord, and socket.
ca. 230 x 192 x 20 cm (90.5 x 75.5 x 7.8 in). Base: 1 x 65 x 20 cm (0,3 x 25,5 x 7,8 in).
Not functional.
Published by Meta Memphis, Milan
The base plate bears no signature or other inscriptions. [EH].

• Meta Memphis is a design project under the auspices of Ernesto Gismondi, the founder of Artemide.
• Leading Arte Povera artists, such as Sandro Chia, Sol LeWitt, Susana Solano, and Franz West, brought their design projects to life at Meta Memphis.
• In 1992 and 1997, Franz West participated in documenta IX and X in Kassel; in 2007, he participated in the Venice Biennale.
• In 2011, the Venice Biennale honored the artist with the Golden Lion for his life’s work.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Ralph Wernicke, Stuttgart.
Private collection, Hesse (acquired from the above in 1991).

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