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

by William Van Meter
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On View

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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Art & Exhibitions

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

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Erwin Wurm (750 results)
Untitled, 2007

Erwin Wurm

Untitled, 2007

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10 sheets: Radiostar, 1988

Erwin Wurm

10 sheets: Radiostar, 1988

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We watch Karin, she watches something..., 2001–2002

Erwin Wurm

We watch Karin, she watches something..., 2001–2002

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Schlechter Gedanke, 2008

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Schlechter Gedanke, 2008

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„Sigmund Freud modern“ (One Minute Sculpture), 2005

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„Sigmund Freud modern“ (One Minute Sculpture), 2005

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Untitled (Green jackett), 2004

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Untitled (Green jackett), 2004

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Untitled, 1985–1986

Erwin Wurm

Untitled, 1985–1986

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Fear, 2007

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Fear, 2007

Sale Date: November 17, 2018

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„Goof“, 2009

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„Goof“, 2009

Sale Date: November 30, 2018

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Divert, 2012

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Divert, 2012

Sale Date: November 27, 2018

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Mother small, 2016

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Mother small, 2016

Sale Date: November 27, 2018

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Psycho 4, 2010

Erwin Wurm

Psycho 4, 2010

Sale Date: November 27, 2018

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The Artist Begging for Mercy (Dedicated to..., 2002

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The Artist Begging for Mercy (Dedicated to..., 2002

Sale Date: October 25, 2018

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St. Paul’s Pullover, 1991

Erwin Wurm

St. Paul’s Pullover, 1991

Sale Date: October 25, 2018

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Fear, 2007

Erwin Wurm

Fear, 2007

Sale Date: October 17, 2018

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Hanging Pullover, 2017

Erwin Wurm

Hanging Pullover, 2017

Sale Date: October 9, 2018

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

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

Sale Date: September 24, 2018

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Ohne Titel / untitled, 1985

Erwin Wurm

Ohne Titel / untitled, 1985

Sale Date: September 24, 2018

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Ohne Titel (Rote Hose), 1993

Erwin Wurm

Ohne Titel (Rote Hose), 1993

Sale Date: September 24, 2018

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Untitled (Michael Ransburg), from Hamlet, 2007

Erwin Wurm

Untitled (Michael Ransburg), from Hamlet, 2007

Sale Date: June 28, 2018

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Fear, 2007

Erwin Wurm

Fear, 2007

Sale Date: June 28, 2018

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Deleuze kneeling down, 2006

Erwin Wurm

Deleuze kneeling down, 2006

Sale Date: June 26, 2018

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....the artist resting and waiting for money, 2003

Erwin Wurm

....the artist resting and waiting for money, 2003

Sale Date: April 19, 2018

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VOGL, 2001

Erwin Wurm

VOGL, 2001

Sale Date: May 29, 2018

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