Franz West

In conjunction with Frieze Los Angeles, Franz West’s sculpture Green Fortune (2008) has been installed on the roof of Gagosian, Beverly Hills.

West’s interactive and highly endearing outdoor sculptures, which he began making in the 2000s, transform public spaces into sociable aesthetic environments, challenging the boundaries between art and life. Countering both the streamlined forms of industrialized objects and the bombastic nature of much public sculpture, these amorphous works often recall childlike drawings or twisted intestines with their contorted spirals and curves. Their monochrome surfaces are painted in lurid, unnatural colors like bubblegum pink and lemon drop yellow—shades the artist claims were inspired by children’s pajamas, public bathrooms, and other unexpected sources. From February 15 through 18, viewers are invited to sit on Green Fortune during gallery hours.