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Francesca von Habsburg Franz West
Category: Collector Category: Artist
Nationality: Austrian Nationality: Austrian
Last Year: 39 Last Year: New
Francesca von Habsburg is the with an emphasis on new media, Though Austrian Franz West first case a new piece involving ironwork
aristocrat-glamour-girl who lit up video and performance. This year’s made a name for himself back in the bases topped with transparent blow-
the party scene of 1980s London. highs for the foundation included 1970s with work the viewer might, if up plastic cushions, and a selection
These days however, the daughter two off-site projects, Gregor she or he got the transgressive art- of vitrines containing models of his
of Baron Hans-Heinrich Thyssen- Schneider’s first theatrical work joke, carry or wear in a funny manner public works.
Bornemisza and wife of the 7:00–8:30 PM, 05.31.2007, a one- – a reaction to the confrontational
Archduke Karl of Austria is better night only affair with the Berlin State antics of the Viennese Actionists –
known for her philanthropy and work Opera at Berlin’s Magazin, and the the artist is now best known for clumsy
in the artworld. In 1989 she became installation Your Black Horizon, by looking polymorphous objects and
chief curator of special exhibitions Olafur Eliasson in collaboration with environments, often rendered on
of her father’s collection at the Villa David Adjaye, on a temporary ‘art a monumentally large scale. His
Favorita in Lugano, Switzerland. pavilion’ on the island of Lopud, in public sculpture is frequently seen
She created the ARCH foundation Croatia, which opened during the at big art events (Documenta 9,
in 1991 to preserve and restore art Venice Biennale. 1992, Münster, 1997), and this year
and artefacts, though Habsburg’s his work was all over Sequence I,
most recent foundation, Thyssen- the exhibition at Palazzo Grassi
Bornemisza Art Contemporary, or (François Pinault’s new space),
T-BA21, opened in Vienna in 2002 and a highpoint during the Venice
with a very different focus. Supporting Biennale. There works ranged from
challenging contemporary work is at his collages (Collecting Wall, 1972–
the top of the mission statement, 2007) to furniture sculptures, in this
Though his position has dropped of art/punk band Destroy All With her trademark bouffant hairdo, Paley’s gallery is one of the more
since last year (he’s down from 20 Monsters and is a long-time friend wardrobe of black and constant international in the East End. While
to 73), it’s nevertheless been a good of Thurston Moore of the band coterie of disciples, Maureen Paley many young London galleries have
12 months for Mike Kelley. Last Sonic Youth, whose 1992 album looks the part of the edgy art ties to Germany, Paley – a New York
November his Deodorized Central Dirty he designed. He famously dealer. Though her gallery has been native – has been particularly good
Mass With Satellites (1991–9) sold described himself as a ‘blue-collar running for more than twenty years at bringing over artists from the US
for $2,704,000 at Phillips de Pury anarchist’, though there’s nothing – she began it in her home in the as well, such as Banks Violette or
& Co’s Contemporary Art Evening blue-collar about the institutions East End, long before Jay Jopling Eric Wesley.
Sale; in February he opened his first housing much of his work (which thought to set up in the ‘emerging’
solo show in London at the blue- include the Centre Pompidou, Los neighbourhood – the gallery still has
chip Gagosian Gallery, and his real Angeles Contemporary Museum an air of aloofness, excitement, and,
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petting zoo, Project: Petting Zoo of Art and the Museum of Modern above all, glamour. Paley’s artists
(Streichelzoo), was the cause of Art in New York) or indeed his 2006 include the influential art/fashion
much comment at this summer’s auction sales turnover, which totalled photographer Wolfgang Tillmans,
Skulptur Projekte Münster. $5,949,434. He now lives and works former Turner Prize nominee
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Kelley was born in Detroit and in Los Angeles and keeps company Rebecca Warren and Turner Prize
grew up during the punk years, a with, among others, LA’s enfant winner Gillian Wearing. Both Paley
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