Franz West @ Zwirner and Wirth through April 25, 2009.
The sculptures are not figural, biomorphic, geometric or ready-made. They are as unshaped and craftless as aggregate rock. Craggy, brittle textures are slathered with hues, treatments and finishes which seem to bind the work together. The amorphous stumps and trunks fail to justify their complex surfaces. In some cases it's questionable whether they are objects at all. The shabby armatures and pedestals suggest a sculpting class calamity. With 2-D modified anouncements for previous shows, the subject of the art world is at issue. The art object is hollowed out or supplanted by the activities attendent on studio practice.
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