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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~
...
~·.
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~·:;
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~
... ,:~
~
"t.'\
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YI •
.._
.1,..
•
"lar
t, -,
i\
.... .
, ,W
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::":
'((p
t ,tf
t\~
......
. -
' t,~
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i 1:
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l '
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' '
~ t
.. f'
•.
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' '
. ~. ~ '
. ,
. "
. .
'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
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ted
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hy
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1955
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Tru
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resi
dent
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ounc
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and
the
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he A
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a S
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ncy.
Pho
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© T
imm
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010
Dia
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Fou
ndat
ion
Wor
ks
by F
ranz
Erh
ard
Wal
ther
©
Art
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R
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s S
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ty (
AR
S),
New
Yor
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VG
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mon
stra
tion
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