A unique intervention of West’s work will take place in the Hepworth Family Gift, our centrepiece collection display that features many of Hepworth’s plaster prototypes. This addition to the exhibition investigates the connections between the work of Franz West and Wakefield-born Hepworth. In the true spirit of Franz West, arguably one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th century, the exhibition Where is my Eight? has itself been adapted for its summer presentation at The Hepworth Wakefield.
Intended by West to ”adapt” to the body, they offer ever-changing results that depend on the visitor or wearer, time and context. This will include an opportunity to use his signature “Adaptives” (Passstücke) works. Visitors can experience the works on a number of levels, from a psychological and intellectual exchange to a physical interaction. These combine and re-combine individual works into a multitude of different configurations. The combi-pieces offer a direct insight into West’s complex and multi-layered output, including his “Adaptives,” furniture, sculpture, videos and works on paper. Where is my Eight? will present a loosely chronological survey of Franz West’s artistic output, focusing on his combination pieces, which the artist worked on throughout his prolific career.
This will be The Hepworth Wakefield’s largest exhibition since the gallery opened three years ago, with seven out of the ten David Chipperfield-designed gallery spaces showing West’s work. On 13 June, The Hepworth Wakefield opens the highly anticipated first UK presentation of the major survey exhibition Franz West: Where is my Eight?
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