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# Playful Interactive Art Sculptures
Franz West Constructs Artwork From Everyday Items for Tate

By Amy Duong | Published 2019-04-24 | Art & Design
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/franz-west
References: [hypebeast](https://hypebeast.com/2019/4/franz-west-tate-modern-exhibit-inside-look) & [instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tate/?utm_source=ig_embed)

[Tate Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/corner-cafe) is the new home for Franz West's new exhibition, the Austrian artist explores punk inspirations in the latest series of work. The designs are constructed from day-to-day items including brooms, whiskey bottles, hats, and papier-mache.

The large pieces include some of the sculptures drawn from her 'Passtuke (Adaptives)' series, where the art made from papier-mache invite viewers to pick them up and move it around. Achim Borchardt-Hume explains that the installation is “intended to function as [extensions to the human body](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/satellite-exhibition) and give external form to a person’s neuroses and desires [...] with often funny and subversive titled were not intended to be handled, but to turn upside down the conventions of culture.” London's Tate Modern will host the exhibition until June 2nd.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.6/10
- Popularity: 32% | Activity: 9% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: Europe

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Interactive Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new ways to engage audiences through interactive art installations.
- **Everyday Items:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Find creative ways to repurpose and transform ordinary objects into art.
- **Punk Inspirations:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine punk aesthetics with art to create unconventional and rebellious pieces.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Embrace technology to merge traditional art forms with interactive elements.
- **Museum:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate digital experiences and interactive exhibitions to enhance visitor engagement.
- **Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with artists to repurpose fashion items and create avant-garde designs.

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