ROBERTO MAROSSI/COURTESY FONDAZIONE PRADA
Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday.
Today’s show: “H. C. Westermann” is on view at the Fondazione Prada in Milan through Monday, January 15. The solo exhibition presents 50 sculptures made between the 1950s and 1980s, as well as works on paper.
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Installation view of “H. C. Westermann,” 2017–18, at Fondazione Prada, Milan.
ROBERTO MAROSSI/COURTESY FONDAZIONE PRADA
Installation view of “H. C. Westermann,” 2017–18, at Fondazione Prada, Milan.
ROBERTO MAROSSI/COURTESY FONDAZIONE PRADA
Installation view of “H. C. Westermann,” 2017–18, at Fondazione Prada, Milan.
ROBERTO MAROSSI/COURTESY FONDAZIONE PRADA
Installation view of “H. C. Westermann,” 2017–18, at Fondazione Prada, Milan.
ROBERTO MAROSSI/COURTESY FONDAZIONE PRADA
Installation view of “H. C. Westermann,” 2017–18, at Fondazione Prada, Milan.
ROBERTO MAROSSI/COURTESY FONDAZIONE PRADA
Installation view of “H. C. Westermann,” 2017–18, at Fondazione Prada, Milan.
ROBERTO MAROSSI/COURTESY FONDAZIONE PRADA
H. C. Westermann, The Pig House, 1972, copper screen, pine enameled, wire, cast rubber pig, "difu" wood, and solder.
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MUSEUM OF ART, TUCSON
H. C. Westermann, The Airline Pilot, 1973, copper, screen, and solder.
COURTESY VENUS OVER MANHATTAN/COLLECTION OF ALAN & DOROTHY PRESS
H. C. Westermann, Female Figure, 1977, Southern pine, aspen, hemlock, douglas fir, beech saplings, oak, plate glass, watercolor on paper, and photograph.
COLLECTION OF KAWS
H. C. Westermann, Suicide Tower, 1965, mahogany, brass, ebony, postcards, and metal.
COURTESY VENUS OVER MANHATTAN/COLLECTION OF AIMEE & ROBERT LEHRMAN
H. C. Westermann, Homage to American Art (Dedicated to Elie Nadelman), 1964, Douglas-fir, ash, cast lead, and antique shovel handle.
COURTESY VENUS OVER MANHATTAN/COLLECTION OF ALAN & DOROTHY PRESS
H. C. Westermann, The Silver Queen, 1960, pine, plywood, pine molding, galvanized metal weather vent, iron fittings, enamel, and aluminum alkyd enamel.
COLLECTION OF KAWS