Franz Erhard Walther

During his education his Professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Karl Otto Götz said ‘Mr. Walther, I do not understand at all what you are doing. But you are a serious young man. Go ahead. He studied under Gotz with among others Sigmar Polke and Gerhard Richter.[1][2][3]

He moved to New York City in 1967 and stayed there until 1971.[4] Erhard's work was included in the show Spaces at the Museum of Modern Art in New York alongside that of Larry Bell, Michael Asher, Dan Flavin, Robert Morris, and Pulsa. The exhibit ran from December 30, 1969 until March 1, 1970.[5]

In 1989 Walther was awarded the Edwin Scharff Prize and in 1994 the Piepenbrock Prize for Sculpture.[6][7][8]

In January of 2008 Walther's WERKSATZ (WORKSET) was performed at the Tate Modern in London as part of "UBS Openings: Live – The Living Currency"..[9]. From March 24 until April 23, 2013, there was an exhibition of Walther's work at the Hamburger Kunsthalle in Hamburg, Germany.[10]

Walther's work has been included in four editions of Documenta in Kassel, Germany; 1972, 1977, 1982, and 1987.[11]

In 2017 Walther was awarded the Golden Lion for the Best Artist in the Central Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.[12]

From April 16, 2021, until March 20, 2022, there was an exhibition of Walther's work on display at Dia Beacon in Beacon, New York.[11]