Tate Modern brings Franz West's hangover-inspired punk sculptures to Southbank

Giant sculptures intended as “art for everyone” were unveiled on the Southbank today.

The works from Franz West form part of the Tate Modern retrospective exhibition into the abstract artist.

The artist’s “brilliant, playful and anarchic” pieces include 8m high sculptures, inspired by everything from human innards to hangovers, and were created from everyday materials such as papier-mâché and his mother’s washing machine. Some of the works, intended as an alternative to “pompous” public artworks, have been installed outside the Blavatnik building.

The Austrian artist, who died in 2012, is known for his “punk aesthetic”.

Curator Mark Godfrey said: “We think we have captured his spirit. Everything rude and brilliant and funny is there for the public to see.

“Franz West art can attract people who have never been to a gallery before. It is really art for everyone.”

The exhibition of nearly 200 works opens tomorrow.

Franz West will run at Tate Modern until June 2.