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.

Erwin Wurm News

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

by William Van Meter

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

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

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

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

Art & Exhibitions

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

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

Erwin Wurm Artworks

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Sculpture With a Car, 2002

Erwin Wurm

Sculpture With a Car, 2002

Sale Date: May 13, 2014

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Ohne Titel (Red Trousers), 1993

Erwin Wurm

Ohne Titel (Red Trousers), 1993

Sale Date: May 20, 2014

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Fat Car, 2001

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Fat Car, 2001

Sale Date: May 14, 2014

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One Minute Sculptures (3 works from One..., 1997

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One Minute Sculptures (3 works from One..., 1997

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Deleuze Kneeling Down, 2006

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Deleuze Kneeling Down, 2006

Sale Date: April 8, 2014

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Thinking About Montaigne and Thinking About..., 1999

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Thinking About Montaigne and Thinking About..., 1999

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Untitled, 2000

Erwin Wurm

Untitled, 2000

Sale Date: March 26, 2014

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Mantel an der Oberfläche Glätten

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Mantel an der Oberfläche Glätten

Sale Date: March 29, 2014

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O.T. (Ensemble zweier Gegenstände aus Blech) , 1986

Erwin Wurm

O.T. (Ensemble zweier Gegenstände aus Blech) , 1986

Sale Date: March 25, 2014

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Engel, 1980

Erwin Wurm

Sale Date: March 25, 2014

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3 Uhr nachmittag, 1981

Erwin Wurm

3 Uhr nachmittag, 1981

Sale Date: March 25, 2014

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Dog, 2006

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Sale Date: February 26, 2014

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Deleuze kneeling down, 2006

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Deleuze kneeling down, 2006

Sale Date: February 13, 2014

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Mies van der Rohe melting, 2005

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Mies van der Rohe melting, 2005

Sale Date: February 13, 2014

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Artist Begging for Mercy, 2002

Erwin Wurm

Artist Begging for Mercy, 2002

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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Untitled, 1988

Erwin Wurm

Untitled, 1988

Sale Date: November 30, 2013

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Untitled (from Brothers and Sisters), 2001–2002

Erwin Wurm

Untitled (from Brothers and Sisters), 2001–2002

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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Ohne Titel, 1998–1999

Erwin Wurm

Ohne Titel, 1998–1999

Sale Date: December 6, 2013

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Ärmel bis zur Kante legen..., 1990–1992

Erwin Wurm

Ärmel bis zur Kante legen..., 1990–1992

Sale Date: November 27, 2013

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St. Paul's Pullover, 1991

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St. Paul's Pullover, 1991

Sale Date: November 16, 2013

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Ost, 1995

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Sale Date: November 28, 2013

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Ohne Titel, 1985

Erwin Wurm

Ohne Titel, 1985

Sale Date: November 28, 2013

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Aus: 59 Stellungen (16 works), 1992

Erwin Wurm

Aus: 59 Stellungen (16 works), 1992

Sale Date: November 27, 2013

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Landschaft, 1985

Erwin Wurm

Landschaft, 1985

Sale Date: November 27, 2013

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