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Franz West — Large Lamp
Franz West

Large Lamp

2006

Franz West's "Large Lamp" exemplifies the Austrian artist's playful approach to functional design and sculpture, combining industrial materials like steel and acrylic glass with neon lamps and electronic components to create a work that questions the boundaries between utility and fine art. The piece demonstrates West's characteristic irreverence toward modernist design principles by transforming the mundane object of a lamp into a visually complex sculptural statement. Through this work, West invites viewers to reconsider their relationship with everyday objects and the spaces they inhabit.

Medium
steel, acrylic glass, electronic equipment and neon lamps

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Franz West, Large Lamp, 2006

Franz West's "Large Lamp" exemplifies the Austrian artist's playful approach to functional design and sculpture, combining industrial materials like steel and acrylic glass with neon lamps and electronic components to create a work that questions the boundaries between utility and fine art. The piece demonstrates West's characteristic irreverence toward modernist design principles by transforming the mundane object of a lamp into a visually complex sculptural statement. Through this work, West invites viewers to reconsider their relationship with everyday objects and the spaces they inhabit.

Medium
steel, acrylic glass, electronic equipment and neon lamps
Year
2006
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodernism, Austrian, 20th Century, Installation, Functional Sculpture, Mixed Media, Everyday Objects, Playful, Contemporary Design, Ironic

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