Mao Memorial
Details
Franz West (Austrian, 1947-2012)
Mao Memorial
six chaise longues--metal, foam, cotton covers
Two: 38½ x 32¼ x 78 in. (98 x 82 x 180 cm.)
Four: 37 3/8 x 38½ x 61 in. (95 x 98 x 155 cm.)
Executed in 1994-1996. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Mao Memorial
six chaise longues--metal, foam, cotton covers
Two: 38½ x 32¼ x 78 in. (98 x 82 x 180 cm.)
Four: 37 3/8 x 38½ x 61 in. (95 x 98 x 155 cm.)
Executed in 1994-1996. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Provenance
Galerie Ghislaine Hussenot, Paris
Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna
Collection of Pierre Huber, Switzerland
His sale, Christie's, New York, 26 February 2007, lot 26
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna
Collection of Pierre Huber, Switzerland
His sale, Christie's, New York, 26 February 2007, lot 26
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
R. Fleck, B. Curiger, N. Benezra, Franz West, London, 1999, p. 71 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Kunsthalle Vienna, Jetzeit, September-October 1994.
Nice, Villa Arson, Franz West, November 1995-January 1996, pp. 12, 14-15 (illustrated).
Vienna, Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig; Kunsthalle Basel; Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum; Prague, Narodni Galerie; Lotz, Museum Sztuki, Franz West: Proforma, March 1996-August 1997, p. 98 (illustrated).
Paris, Galerie Ghislaine Hussenot, Franz West: Personale, 1996.
Turin, Castello di Rivoli, Quotidiane--The Continuity of the Everyday in 20th Century Art, February-May 2000, pp. 148-149 (illustrated).
Vienna, Galerie Meyer Kainer, Franz West, Mondschein, 2001.
Deichtorthallen Hamburg, Franz West, Appartment, November 2001-March 2002.
Marseille, MAC, Franz West, Burning, March-June 2002.
Lausanne, Musée Cantonal des Beaux Arts, Private View 1980-2000: Collection Pierre Huber, June-September 2005, p. 107 (illustrated).
Nice, Villa Arson, Franz West, November 1995-January 1996, pp. 12, 14-15 (illustrated).
Vienna, Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig; Kunsthalle Basel; Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum; Prague, Narodni Galerie; Lotz, Museum Sztuki, Franz West: Proforma, March 1996-August 1997, p. 98 (illustrated).
Paris, Galerie Ghislaine Hussenot, Franz West: Personale, 1996.
Turin, Castello di Rivoli, Quotidiane--The Continuity of the Everyday in 20th Century Art, February-May 2000, pp. 148-149 (illustrated).
Vienna, Galerie Meyer Kainer, Franz West, Mondschein, 2001.
Deichtorthallen Hamburg, Franz West, Appartment, November 2001-March 2002.
Marseille, MAC, Franz West, Burning, March-June 2002.
Lausanne, Musée Cantonal des Beaux Arts, Private View 1980-2000: Collection Pierre Huber, June-September 2005, p. 107 (illustrated).
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