Erwin Wurm

(Austrian, born 1954)

Erwin Wurm is a contemporary Austrian artist working across several media. Wurm’s comical attitude towards representation features heavily in his Fat Car series, in which ge purposefully disfigures car models deemed status symbols by mass culture. “[For me] humor is primarily a method for getting people’s attention—it should ultimately prompt people to look at things more carefully,” the artist has reflected. Born on July 27, 1954 in Bruck an der Mur, Austria, Wurm  went on to study at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Following in the tradition of Joseph Beuys, the artist has contributed his own take on the medium of sculpture with his One Minute Sculptures. In these performances, Wurm invites audience participation and interaction to reevaluate the medium. His works have been shown at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and Vienna, the Musée d’Art Contemporain in Lyon, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. Wurm currently lives and works between Vienna and Limburg, Austria. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Albertina in Vienna, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.

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An Exclusive Tour With Architect Peter Marino of His Exhibition at the Tiffany Landmark

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See Erwin Wurm’s Absurdist Sculptures Take Over a U.K. Park, From a Celine Bag on Legs to a Bendy Truck Climbing the Wall

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The Tate Quietly Teams Up With Hyundai to Organize an Erwin Wurm Exhibition in Seoul

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PSYCHO, 2010

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PSYCHO, 2010

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Untitled (Zuoz-series), 2004

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Untitled (Zuoz-series), 2004

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Disobedience, 2014

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Disobedience, 2014

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Guggenheim - Melting, 2005

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Guggenheim - Melting, 2005

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CAJETAN, 2009

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CAJETAN, 2009

Sale Date: February 12, 2020

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TAPEI OUTDOOR SCULPTURE, 2000

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TAPEI OUTDOOR SCULPTURE, 2000

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Ohne Titel, 1987

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Ohne Titel, 1987

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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Instructions for Idleness. Five Diasec-works , 2001

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Instructions for Idleness. Five Diasec-works , 2001

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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Frau im grünen Rock (Woman in Green Skirt)..., 1999

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Frau im grünen Rock (Woman in Green Skirt)..., 1999

Sale Date: November 26, 2019

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Untitled (The Museumdirector), 1998

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Untitled (The Museumdirector), 1998

Sale Date: November 26, 2019

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Untitled (from the series Palmers), 1997–1998

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Untitled (from the series Palmers), 1997–1998

Sale Date: November 26, 2019

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Mindbubble

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Mindbubble

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

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Untitled, 2004

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Untitled, 2004

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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“Be indifferent about everything” from the..., 2001

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“Be indifferent about everything” from the..., 2001

Sale Date: November 28, 2019

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Fat Car, 2005

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Fat Car, 2005

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Little Big Earth House, 2003–2005

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Little Big Earth House, 2003–2005

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KAPUZENMANNN, 2010

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KAPUZENMANNN, 2010

Sale Date: October 4, 2019

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Selbstporträt als Essiggurkerl..., 2016

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Selbstporträt als Essiggurkerl..., 2016

Sale Date: October 10, 2019

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Philosophers: suit, 2009

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Philosophers: suit, 2009

Sale Date: October 3, 2019

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Untitled, 1985–1986

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Untitled, 1985–1986

Sale Date: September 28, 2019

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Ohne Titel (aus der Serie Hamlet / Matthias..., 2007

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Ohne Titel (aus der Serie Hamlet / Matthias..., 2007

Sale Date: September 23, 2019

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Untitled From the series

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Untitled From the series "Hamlet, 2007

Sale Date: June 27, 2019

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Outdoor Sculpture Taipei, 2003–2003

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Outdoor Sculpture Taipei, 2003–2003

Sale Date: June 27, 2019

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Untitled, 1986

Erwin Wurm

Untitled, 1986

Sale Date: June 18, 2019

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