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Franz West — o.T.
Franz West

o.T.

A collaged arrangement of newspaper is affixed to coarse jute and painted over with acrylic, creating a layered surface that merges text, image, and material in characteristic Franz West fashion. The raw, tactile quality of the jute contrasts with the smooth acrylic glass box frame that encases and presents the work, drawing attention to the tension between the everyday and the institutional. Untitled (*o.T.*), the piece reflects West's ongoing interest in process, found materials, and the blurring of boundaries between art object and ordinary life.

Medium
newspaper, acrylic on jute, laid on panel, in acrylic glass box frame

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Contemporary Art Evening Sale

October 15, 2014

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Franz West, o.T.

A collaged arrangement of newspaper is affixed to coarse jute and painted over with acrylic, creating a layered surface that merges text, image, and material in characteristic Franz West fashion. The raw, tactile quality of the jute contrasts with the smooth acrylic glass box frame that encases and presents the work, drawing attention to the tension between the everyday and the institutional. Untitled (*o.T.*), the piece reflects West's ongoing interest in process, found materials, and the blurring of boundaries between art object and ordinary life.

Medium
newspaper, acrylic on jute, laid on panel, in acrylic glass box frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Austrian, Bold, Conceptual, Layered, Mixed Media, Experimental, Collage, Newspaper, Abstract, Contemporary

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