Franz Erhard Walther Work as Action October 2, 201 0-February 13, 2012

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Fra

nz

Erh

ard

Wal

ther

: W

ork

as

Act

ion

Fra

nz E

rhar

d W

alth

er i

s in

tern

atio

nally

rec

ogni

zed

for

his

five-

deca

de-lo

ng

inve

stig

atio

n in

to t

he s

patia

l, se

nsor

ial,

and

tem

pora

l di

men

sion

s of

for

ms­

preo

ccup

atio

ns h

e sh

ares

with

suc

h co

ntem

pora

ries

as D

onal

d Ju

dd,

Wal

ter

De

Mar

ia, R

icha

rd S

erra

, and

Blin

ky P

aler

mo.

Sin

ce h

is fi

rst

expe

rimen

ts d

urin

g

the

early

196

0s,

Wal

ther

's w

ork

has

occu

pied

a u

niqu

e po

sitio

n in

the

deve

l­

opm

ent

of p

ost-

Wor

ld

War

II a

vant

-gar

de p

ract

ice,

as

he r

adic

ally

aba

ndon

ed

conv

entio

nal

mod

es o

f pa

intin

g an

d sc

ulpt

ure

in o

rder

to

exam

ine

the

proc

ess

of

art

rath

er t

han

its p

rodu

ct. W

alth

er's

dis

tinct

ive

appr

oach

to

thin

king

thr

ough

the

prob

lem

s vi

sual

art

ists

tra

ditio

nally

fac

e-th

ose

of f

orm

, m

ater

ials

, spa

ce, a

nd

subj

ect-

led

him

to c

once

ivin

g ob

ject

s an

d im

ages

tha

t ch

alle

nged

the

beh

olde

r

to a

ct.

In a

ckno

wle

dgin

g th

e im

pact

of

view

ers'

pre

senc

e an

d ac

tions

in

real

time

and

spac

e, W

alth

er a

ttem

pts

to s

uspe

nd t

he s

ense

of

isol

atio

n an

d se

lf­

abso

rptio

n th

at i

s of

ten

asso

ciat

ed w

ith v

iew

ing

art.

The

pre

sent

atio

n "W

ork

as A

ctio

n" a

t D

ia:B

eaco

n fe

atur

es o

ver

two

doze

n w

orks

,

incl

udin

g, i

n ad

ditio

n to

var

ious

exp

erim

ents

on

pape

r, W

alth

er's

firs

t se

wn

mus

lin

piec

es, k

now

n as

Han

dlun

gsst

ucke

(A

ctio

n Pi

eces

) fr

om t

he e

arly

196

0s a

nd

exam

ples

of

his

Wer

kstu

cke

(Wor

k Pi

eces

), i

n w

hich

he

initi

ally

dep

loye

d ph

ysi­

cal a

ctio

n as

a s

culp

tura

l pr

inci

ple.

Foc

usin

g on

the

act

ivity

of

"doi

ng,"

he

bega

n

to i

nvol

ve fi

rst

hand

s an

d la

ter

the

who

le b

ody

in a

ser

ies

of a

ctiv

ities

, suc

h as

pres

sing

, fol

ding

and

unf

oldi

ng,

wra

ppin

g, g

luin

g, c

uttin

g, a

nd te

arin

g m

alle

able

mat

eria

ls. A

n ex

empl

ary

early

wor

k is

Vie

r Fal

tdec

kel

(Fou

r P

iece

s to

Be

Fol

ded

In, 1

962/

1963

),

one

amon

g a

serie

s of

for

mal

inq

uirie

s fo

r w

hich

he

turn

ed t

o

the

wei

ght

of h

is h

ands

to s

culp

t an

d to

im

prin

t th

e su

rfac

es o

f pa

per-

that

is

, he

enlis

ted

the

spec

ific

phys

ical

attr

ibut

es o

f a

body

par

t in

the

crea

tion

of a

mar

k.

Fro

m e

arly

196

3 on

war

d, W

alth

er a

dvan

ced

thro

ugh

his

wor

k pr

oces

s an

aes

­

thet

ic d

isco

urse

tha

t re

sist

s th

e so

le a

utho

rity

of t

he a

rtis

t an

d th

e co

ntem

pla

tive

pass

ivity

of

the

view

er;

he h

as d

efin

ed h

is p

ract

ice

inst

ead

in te

rms

of c

hanc

e,

sinc

e th

e w

ork

is d

epen

dent

on

the

curio

sity

of

the

beho

lder

s an

d th

eir

will

ing­

ness

to p

artic

ipat

e. I

n Z

wei

Ova

le m

it T

asch

en (

Tw

o O

vals

with

Poc

kets

) an

d Z

wei

Sto

ffrah

men

, pl

astis

ch (

Tw

o F

abric

Fra

mes

, S

culp

tura

l, bo

th 1

963)

, he

app

eale

d

to s

pect

ator

s to

eng

age

tact

ical

ly w

ith t

he o

bjec

t, by

pla

cing

the

ir ha

nds

insi

de

pock

ets

in th

e ca

se o

f th

e fo

rmer

and

by

rest

ing

thei

r he

ads

with

in th

e fr

ame

of

the

latte

r. T

hese

ear

ly in

vita

tions

wou

ld e

xpan

d th

roug

h 19

69 i

nto

a re

pert

oire

of

fabr

ic f

orm

s, w

hich

tog

ethe

r m

ake

up 1

. Wer

ksat

z (F

irst

Wor

k S

et),

a v

ast

wor

k

acqu

ired

for

Dia

's c

olle

ctio

n in

197

8.

Eac

h of

Firs

t W

ork

Set

's f

ifty-

eigh

t fa

bric

ele

men

ts o

r "in

stru

men

ts f

or p

roce

sses

"

are

inte

nded

to

be u

nfol

ded

and

used

by

view

ers

acco

rdin

g to

ins

truc

tions

con

­

cise

ly o

utlin

ed i

n th

eir

indi

vidu

al ti

tles.

Wal

ther

's F

irst

Wor

k S

et i

nvite

s vi

sito

rs t

o

volu

ntee

r in

a tw

o-fo

ld a

ctiv

ity, t

o be

com

e bo

th b

ehol

der

and

part

icip

ant-

subj

ect

and

obje

ct-a

nd

to e

ngag

e in

act

ions

as

indi

vidu

als

and

with

oth

ers,

forg

ing

a

conc

eptu

al a

nd fo

rmal

circ

le o

f im

plic

atio

ns.

In h

is m

odel

, art

is

expe

rienc

ed a

s

ephe

mer

al e

vent

. Bey

ond

sim

ple

task

s re

late

d to

eve

ryda

y lif

e, th

e ac

tiviti

es t

he

wor

k ge

nera

tes

refe

r to

the

reh

ears

al o

f a

set

of i

deas

, as

he s

tate

d: "

I kep

t

tryi

ng t

o sh

ow t

hat

wha

t I w

as o

fferin

g w

as n

ot r

eal a

ctio

n re

latio

nshi

ps b

ut r

athe

r

dem

onst

ratio

n si

tuat

ions

. Pra

ctic

e si

tuat

ions

."1

Wal

ther

's p

rovo

cativ

e m

edita

tions

on

art

as te

mpo

ral,

subj

ectiv

e, a

nd s

elf-

guid

ed

acts

of

doin

g ha

ve b

een

foun

datio

nal

to a

late

r ge

nera

tion

of a

rtis

ts i

nclu

d-

ing

his

stud

ents

at

the

Hoc

hsch

ule

fur

bild

ende

Kun

ste

in H

ambu

rg-M

artin

Kip

penb

erge

r, J

ohn

Boc

k, C

hris

tian

Jank

owsk

i, S

antia

go S

ierr

a, J

onat

han

Mee

se,

amon

g ot

hers

-who

ca

ll on

vie

wer

s to

par

ticip

ate

in th

e de

velo

pmen

t of

the

ir

wor

k, i

n ef

fect

to

prod

uce

new

and

unp

redi

cted

rea

litie

s. W

alth

er c

onte

nds

that

his

unde

rtak

ing

is g

uide

d by

a d

esire

to

inte

grat

e pr

oduc

tion

and

rece

ptio

n: "

My

early

und

erta

king

of

seek

ing

to s

tep

out

of h

isto

ry, o

ut o

f th

e se

emin

gly

invi

olab

le

cont

ract

tha

t a

wor

k is

an

obje

ct p

rodu

ced

by a

n ar

tist,

is s

till s

omet

hing

to

thin

k

abou

t. I c

an p

rovo

ke m

ysel

f co

ncer

ning

the

iss

ue o

f th

e w

ork

and

also

atta

ck t

he

hist

oric

ally

def

ined

sta

tus

of t

he b

ehol

der,

acc

ordi

ng t

o w

hich

per

cept

ion

begi

ns

with

the

exp

erie

nce.

In

cont

rast

, I s

tart

ed c

once

ivin

g m

y w

ork

out

of a

n ac

tion,

out

of a

n ac

t." 2

In lo

okin

g an

d us

ing

the

wor

ks i

n th

is e

xhib

ition

, it

is w

orth

con

side

ring

the

cons

eque

nces

and

dim

ensi

ons

of W

alth

er's

pro

posa

l to

mak

e "W

ork

as A

ctio

n"­

cons

eque

nces

not

onl

y w

ithin

art

pra

ctic

e bu

t al

so i

n so

cial

and

pol

itica

l re

alm

s.

Wal

ther

del

inea

tes

actio

n th

roug

h fo

rm, w

hich

occ

asio

nally

is

med

iate

d th

roug

h

his

"inst

rum

ents

for

pro

cess

es";

how

ever

, the

wor

k is

man

ifest

ed o

nly

thro

ugh

its

bein

g ac

tivat

ed-a

m

odes

t pr

opos

al, p

erha

ps, b

ut a

pol

emic

al o

ne, a

s its

pot

entia

lity

rest

s w

ith u

s, th

e be

hold

ers,

and

our

inc

linat

ion

to p

artic

ipat

e in

this

unc

ontr

olle

d,

unce

rtai

n te

rrai

n.

Yas

mil

Ray

mo

nd

, C

ura

tor,

Dia

Art

Fo

un

dat

ion

no

tes

1. F

ranz

Erh

ard

Wal

ther

, in

terv

iew

by

Geo

rg J

appe

, S

tudi

o In

tern

atio

nal,

no.

192

(197

6),

p. 6

6.

2. F

ranz

Erh

ard

Wal

ther

(19

98),

"R

esum

e of

Life

and

Wor

k,'

in F

ranz

Erh

ard

Wal

ther

: S

ites

of

Orig

in-S

ites

of I

nflu

ence

, E

xhib

ition

s 19

62-2

000

(Nor

d ho

rn, G

erm

any:

Sta

dtis

che

Gal

erie

N

ordh

orn,

199

9),

pp. 2

2-23

.

site

map

18

17

16

5 4 3 2 26

14

6

19

20

25

24

23

22

21

7 13

15

8 9 10

11

12

14

26

s

E+W

N

chec

klis

t o

f w

ork

s

Fi.i

nfk

isse

nfo

rm m

it v

ier

Ban

der

n (

Fiv

e P

illo

ws

wit

h F

ou

r B

and

s),

1963

Mus

lin,

fabr

ic

Gis

bert

S

eng

Col

lect

ion

2 Z

wei

Sto

ffra

hm

en,

pla

stis

ch (

Tw

o F

abri

c F

ram

es,

Scu

lptu

ral)

, 19

63

Mus

lin, s

hred

ded

fabr

ic

Fra

nz E

rhar

d W

alth

er F

ound

atio

n

3 Z

wei

Ova

le m

it T

asch

en (

Tw

o O

vals

wit

h P

ock

ets)

, 19

63

Mus

lin, s

atin

, fo

am

Gis

bert

S

eng

Col

lect

ion

4 V

ersi

egel

ter

rosa

Lac

kkar

ton

(S

eale

d P

ink

Lac

qu

er B

ox)

, 19

63

Car

dboa

rd, m

uslin

, la

cque

r C

ourt

esy

Gal

erie

Joc

elyn

Wol

ff,

Par

is

5 Z

wei

Nes

selk

aste

n (

Tw

o M

usl

in B

oxe

s),

1963

Car

dboa

rd,

glue

, m

uslin

C

olle

ctio

n S

uzan

ne W

alth

er

6 Z

wei

seit

ig:

Bild

un

d M

ater

ial

(Do

ub

le S

ided

: Im

age

and

Mat

eria

l),

1962

Pap

er,

past

e, g

lue

Gis

bert

S

eng

Col

lect

ion

7 D

rei

bre

ite

Ban

der

(T

hre

e B

road

Ban

ds)

, 19

63

Cot

ton,

nai

ls

Col

lect

ion

Ala

stai

r C

ooks

on

a Z

wei

ro

tbra

un

e S

amtk

isse

n (

gef

i.illt

un

d l

eer)

(T

wo

Red

dis

h B

row

n V

elve

t C

ush

ion

s [F

illed

an

d E

mp

ty])

, 19

63

Fab

ric,

velv

et

Cou

rtes

y G

aler

ie J

ocel

yn W

olff

, P

aris

9 P

apie

rsku

lptu

r (P

aper

Scu

lptu

re),

196

2

Pap

er

Gis

bert

Sen

g C

olle

ctio

n

1 o

Zw

ei k

lein

e Q

uad

er -

Gew

ich

tun

g (

Tw

o S

mal

l B

lock

s-W

eig

hti

ng

),

1963

Car

dboa

rd, c

anva

s, g

lue

, adh

esiv

e ta

pe,

plas

ter

pow

der,

re

sin

Fra

nz E

rhar

d W

alth

er

Fou

ndat

ion

11

Zw

ei N

esse

lpac

kun

gen

, zw

ei P

apie

rpac

kun

gen

(T

wo

Ped

esta

ls f

or

Han

ds

[pap

er/m

usl

in])

, 19

62/1

963

Car

dboa

rd,

pape

r F

ranz

Erh

ard

Wal

ther

Fou

ndat

ion

12

Zw

ei S

tap

el,

182

Tei

le (

Tw

o S

tack

s, 1

82 P

arts

), 1

962

/196

3

Env

elop

es,

pape

r, p

aste

, m

etal

, im

prin

ts

Fra

nz E

rhar

d W

alth

er

Fou

ndat

ion

13

Dre

i w

eich

e ro

sa L

ackt

afel

n (

Th

ree

So

ft P

ink

Lac

qu

er P

late

s),

1 96

3

Car

dboa

rd, g

lue

, foa

m, m

uslin

, M

ason

ite, g

roun

ding

pa

ste

, lac

quer

Fra

nz E

rhar

d W

alth

er F

ound

atio

n

14

1. W

erks

atz

(Fir

st W

ork

Set

), 1

963-

69/2

01 0

Mix

ed m

edia

; E

ditio

n 10

/10

Dia

Art

Fou

ndat

ion

15

New

Yor

ker

Buc

h (N

ew Y

ork

Boo

k),

1967

-73

Pap

er,

har

dbo

ard

, ca

rdb

oard

, lin

en s

trip

s, g

lue

Art

now

Int

ern

atio

nal

16

Kar

ton

I (C

ardb

oard

I)

, 19

63

Ca

rdb

oard

F

ranz

Erh

ard

Wa

lthe

r Fo

und

atio

n

17

Kar

ton

II (C

ardb

oard

II)

, 19

63

Car

dboa

rd

Fra

nz E

rha

rd W

alth

er

Foun

dat

ion

18

Vie

r F

altd

ecke

l (F

our

Pie

ces

to B

e F

olde

d In

), 1

962

/196

3 P

ap

er,

ca

rdb

oard

, glu

e, t

ap

e F

ranz

Erh

ard

Wal

the

r Fo

unda

tio

n

19

Wan

d-E

cken

II

(Wal

l C

orne

r II)

, 19

63

Mu

slin

, fa

bric

C

olle

ctio

n of

th

e a

rtis

t

20

Pap

ierf

altu

ng

I an

d II

(Pap

erfo

ldin

g I a

nd I

I),

1962

P

ape

r F

ranz

Erh

ard

Wa

lthe

r Fo

und

atio

n

21

8 N

esse

lpla

tten

(Eig

ht

Mus

lin

Pla

tes)

, 19

63

Mu

slin

, fo

am

, res

in

Fra

nz E

rha

rd W

alth

er

Foun

dat

ion

22

Zw

ei

Pap

proh

ren

(Ver

lege

nhei

tsst

uck)

(T

wo

Car

dboa

rd

Rol

ls [

Pie

ce

to O

verc

ome

Em

barr

assm

ent])

, 19

62

Car

dboa

rd,

pap

er,

glu

e C

ourt

esy

Pet

er

Fre

em

an,

Inc

., N

ew Y

ork

23

Zw

ei

Gla

ser

mit

Rei

s (T

wo

Jars

with

R

ice)

, 19

63

Gla

ss,

met

al li

d, v

arn

ish,

ric

e C

ourt

esy

Ga

lerie

Joc

ely

n W

olff

, P

aris

24

Han

dbre

tt I

(Han

dboa

rd

I),

1962

/196

3 ca

rdb

oard

, glu

e, m

usl

in

Co

llect

ion

Suz

ann

e W

alth

er

25

Nes

selk

iste

(M

uslin

B

ox),

19

63

Co

rrug

ated

boa

rd, g

lue

strip

, glu

e, u

ntre

ated

ca

nvas

P

rivat

e co

llect

ion

26

Sel

ectio

n of

58

Wer

kzei

chnu

ngen

(w

ork

draw

ings

) co

rres

pond

ing

to t

he

elem

ents

of

1.

Wer

ksat

z (F

irst

Wor

k S

et)

, 19

63-6

9 V

aria

ble

me

dia

Co

urte

sy P

ete

r F

ree

man

, In

c.,

New

Yo

rk; G

ale

rie J

oce

lyn

Wo

lff,

Pa

ris;

and

Fran

z E

rhar

d W

alth

er

Fou

ndat

ion

(

1. W

erks

atz

(Firs

t W

ork

Set

),

1963

-69/

201

O

A g

alle

ry a

tte

ndan

t w

ill b

e pr

ese

nt t

o as

sis

t w

ith

the

use

of t

he

ele

me

nts

ind

ica

ted

in o

rang

e. T

itles

in

gra

y a

re n

ot a

vaila

ble

for

use.

1. S

tirns

hick

(F

oreh

ead

Pie

ce),

196

3

2. G

ehsh

ick

Soc

kel

(Wal

king

Pie

ce,

Plin

th),

1 9

63/1

964

3. U

mm

ante

lung

(C

over

ing)

, 19

64

4. B

eins

hick

(L

eg P

iece

), 1

964

5. E

lfmet

erba

hn

(Ele

ven

Met

er P

ath)

, 19

64

6. L

andm

aB u

ber

Zei

chnu

ng (

Land

M

easu

rem

ent

by D

raw

ing)

, 1 9

64

7. F

eld

und

Tei

lung

(F

ield

and

Div

isio

n),

1964

';.-

~ ~-

~

\

_l

A-,

6

8. N

acht

stuc

k (N

ight

Pie

ce),

1 96

5

9. F

ur H

ugel

und

Ber

ge (

For

Hill

s an

d M

ount

ains

),

1965

1 0. P

artit

ur (

Sco

re),

1 9

65

-~

*

T

11. W

este

(V

est)

, 19

65 a

;;;t."

:-~i

,!

.~~

......

~-

4c~;

',S·•

."

L-:-

•~::-

-<

.,. ~-~ .-

,,~, ..

,.}••

.: 'll

trl~

...

~·.

·~ ..

~·:;

,~~

~

... ,:~

~

"t.'\

~ ~

YI •

.._

.1,..

•

"lar

t, -,

i\

.... .

, ,W

' •"

' '-~

~

::":

'((p

t ,tf

t\~

......

. -

' t,~

, I',

',I

i 1:

,0

••

, ~ ..

...

, ...

...

'.:f

,\.·

' l

l '

\ .

' '

~ t

.. f'

•.

. .

' '

. ~. ~ '

. ,

. "

. .

't•.,,

' la

.

12. B

lindo

bjek

t (B

lind

Obj

ect)

, 19

66

13. F

unf

(Fiv

e), 1

966

14. S

ackf

orm

un

d K

appe

(S

ack

and

Hoo

d),

1966

t

-~;;.

._~~

-~~.

-~-:.:

--~·

:. _ _

;; '..

:t:1

.' .:.

;--S

,::.

..:

~--~

...:·

i~.;

..~~:

,.~,,.

j;(:

:~_~

15. S

amm

ler

, Mas

se u

nd V

erte

ilung

(C

olle

ctor

, Mas

s an

d D

istr

ibut

ion)

, 19

66

16. M

it R

icht

ung

(Sec

hs)

(With

Dire

ctio

n [S

ix])

, 19

66

1 1 !

17. S

toffr

ohre

(C

loth

Tub

e), 1

966

18. W

eg in

nen

auB

en (

Way

Insi

de

Out

side

),

1 96

6

19. V

orha

ng (

Cur

tain

),

1966

20. V

ersa

mm

lung

(G

athe

ring)

, 19

66

21. V

ier

Fel

der

(Fou

r F

ield

s),

1 96

6

22. F

alls

tuck

2

x 15

(F

allin

g P

iece

[1

5 C

anva

s B

oxes

]), 1

967

23. Z

entr

iert

(C

ente

red)

, 19

67

24.

Kop

f zu

Kop

f ub

er K

opf

(Hea

d to

H

ead

via

Hea

d),

1967

25.

Obe

r A

rm (

Via

Arm

), 1

967

26.

Kop

f Le

ib G

liede

r (H

ead

Bod

y Li

mbs

), 1

967

27. V

ier

Sei

ten

Vie

r F

elde

r (F

our

Sid

es

Fou

r F

ield

s),

1967

28. G

egen

iiber

(O

ppos

ite),

19

67

29.

For

m f

ur K

erpe

r (F

orm

for

Bod

y),

1967

30.

Niih

e (C

lose

ness

),

1967

31.

Fur

Zw

ei (

For

Tw

o),

1967

32.

Kur

z va

r de

r D

iimm

erun

g (S

hort

B

efor

e T

wili

ght)

, 1

967

33.

Pla

stik

-5

Stu

fen

(Scu

lptu

re-

5 S

tate

s),

1 96

7

34. A

rmst

iick

(Arm

Pie

ce),

1 9

67

35. 2

8 S

tand

stel

len

(28

Poc

ket

Seg

men

ts),

19

67

36.

Kre

uz V

erbi

ndun

gsfo

rm

(Cro

ss

Con

nect

ing

For

m),

196

7

37. O

rt Z

eit

lnne

n A

uBen

(S

ite T

ime

Insi

de O

utsi

de),

19

67

38.

Rah

men

(Z

entr

um)

Weg

e (F

ram

e [C

ente

r]

Way

s),

1967

39.

Sam

mel

obje

kt

(Neu

n) (

For

C

olle

ctin

g [N

ine]

),

1967

40.

Sch

laf

(For

Lyi

ng O

n),

1967

41. S

trei

k (S

trik

e),

1967

42.

Vie

r K

i:irp

erge

wic

hte

(Fou

r B

ody

Wei

ghts

),

1968

43.

Pro

port

ione

n un

d Z

eit

(Pro

port

ions

an

d T

ime)

, 1

968

44.

Str

ecke

G

ewic

ht

For

m (

Dis

tanc

e W

eigh

t F

orm

), 1

968

45.

50 x

50

m K

reuz

(50

x 5

0 m

Cro

ss),

19

68

46.

Seh

kana

l (C

hann

el

of S

ight

),

1968

47. A

nniih

erun

g S

chrit

te

seitw

iirts

(A

ppro

ach

Ste

ps S

idew

ays)

, 19

68

48.

Ki:i

rper

gew

icht

e (B

ody

Wei

ghts

),

1969

49.

Soc

kel,

vier

Ber

eich

e (P

linth

, F

our

Sec

tions

),

1969

50.

Hiil

le

anfii

llen

(Cas

e to

Be

Fill

ed U

p),

1969

51.

Aus

gang

spun

kt

und

Weg

e (S

tart

ing

Poi

nt a

nd P

aths

), 1

969

52.

Pla

stis

ch

(Tw

o S

culp

ture

s),

1 96

9

53.

Han

dstii

ck

(Han

d P

iece

), 1

969

54.

Pos

ition

en

(Pos

ition

s),

1969

55. G

liede

rung

(F

or S

ilenc

e),

1969

-56

. Li

nien

(A

rme/

FiiB

e)

(Lin

es

[Arm

s/F

eet])

, 19

69

57. Z

ehn

So

ckel

(O

rt D

ista

nz

Ric

htu

ng

) (T

en P

edes

tals

[P

lace

Dis

tan

ce

Dir

ecti

on

]),

1 96

9

,,

58.

Zei

t S

telle

Dau

er R

ich

tun

g B

ezu

g

(Tim

e P

lace

Du

rati

on

Dir

ecti

on

R

elat

ion

), 1

969

Fra

nz

Erh

ard

Wal

ther

was

bor

n in

193

9 in

Ful

da, G

erm

any.

In 1

957,

he

enro

lled

in th

e W

erkk

unst

schu

le O

ffenb

ach,

whe

re h

e fir

st e

xhib

ited

his

wor

k.

In 1

959

he tr

ansf

erre

d to

the

Hoc

hsch

ule

fur

Bild

ende

Klin

ste,

Fra

nkfu

rt a

m

Mai

n (S

tade

lsch

ule)

, st

udyi

ng t

here

unt

il hi

s ex

puls

ion

in 1

961.

Fro

m 1

962

to 1

964,

Wal

ther

atte

nded

the

Kun

stak

adem

ie D

lisse

ldor

f, w

here

he

beca

me

acqu

aint

ed w

ith J

osep

h B

euys

and

bef

riend

ed f

ello

w s

tude

nts

Ger

hard

Ric

hter

,

lmi

Kno

ebel

, an

d B

linky

Pal

erm

o. W

alth

er r

emai

ned

in D

lisse

ldor

f un

til 1

967,

whe

n he

mov

ed to

New

Yor

k, r

esid

ing

ther

e un

til 1

973.

Sin

ce t

hen,

Wal

ther

has

exhi

bite

d ex

tens

ivel

y w

orld

wid

e. H

e de

mon

stra

ted

1. W

erks

atz

in a

four

-mon

th

pres

enta

tion

at t

he M

useu

m o

f M

oder

n A

rt,

New

Yor

k, in

196

9 an

d 19

70,

and

his

wor

k w

as i

nclu

ded

in th

e la

ndm

ark

1969

exh

ibiti

on "

Whe

n A

ttitu

des

Bec

ome

For

m"

at K

unst

halle

Ber

n. H

e pa

rtic

ipat

ed i

n D

ocum

enta

s 5

(197

2),

6

( 197

7),

7 ( 1

982)

, an

d 8

( 198

7),

and

has

had

solo

sho

ws

at S

eces

sion

, Vie

nna

(198

9);

Ste

delij

k V

an A

bbem

useu

m,

Ein

dhov

en (

1993

);

and

FR

AC

Bre

tagn

e,

Ren

nes,

Fra

nce

(199

9).

Wal

ther

's w

ork

is o

n pe

rman

ent

view

at

the

Ham

burg

er

Kun

stha

lle;

Kun

stm

useu

m B

onn;

Sta

atsg

aler

ie S

tuttg

art;

and

Mam

co, M

usee

d'a

rt

mod

erne

et

cont

empo

rain

, G

enev

a, w

here

a m

ajor

ret

rosp

ectiv

e of

his

wor

k w

as

mou

nted

in

2010

. H

e w

as a

full

prof

esso

r at

the

Hoc

hsch

ule

fur

bild

ende

Klin

ste

in H

ambu

rg f

rom

197

1 un

til 2

009,

whe

re h

e ta

ught

Mar

tin K

ippe

nber

ger,

Joh

n

Boc

k, J

onat

han

Mee

se, a

mon

g ot

hers

. D

ia's

exh

ibiti

on m

arks

Wal

ther

's f

irst

solo

mus

eum

sho

w i

n th

e U

nite

d S

tate

s si

nce

1990

.

) S

elec

ted

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rap

hy

Fra

nz E

rhar

d W

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er:

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Tru

stee

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resi

dent

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ounc

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rt

Cou

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and

the

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Yor

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tate

Cou

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a S

tate

age

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Pho

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Fou

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ion

Wor

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Erh

ard

Wal

ther

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Art

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R

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ty (

AR

S),

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Yor

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k de

mon

stra

tion

of 1

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irst

Wor

k S

et)

at D

ocum

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l, Ger

man

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