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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Fat house/Moller Adolf loos (2 works), 2003–2005

Erwin Wurm

Fat house/Moller Adolf loos (2 works), 2003–2005

Sale Date: October 15, 2010

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West West, 1991

Erwin Wurm

West West, 1991

Sale Date: October 2, 2010

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Guggenheim-melting, 2005

Erwin Wurm

Guggenheim-melting, 2005

Sale Date: September 16, 2010

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Untitled, 2003–2008

Erwin Wurm

Untitled, 2003–2008

Sale Date: July 1, 2010

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Mies van der rohe melting, 2006

Erwin Wurm

Mies van der rohe melting, 2006

Sale Date: July 1, 2010

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Ohne Titel, 1986

Erwin Wurm

Ohne Titel, 1986

Sale Date: June 23, 2010

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Indoor sculpture, Serie Taipei, 2000

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Indoor sculpture, Serie Taipei, 2000

Sale Date: June 22, 2010

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Vogl, 2001

Erwin Wurm

Vogl, 2001

Sale Date: June 22, 2010

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Guggenheim-melting, 2005

Erwin Wurm

Guggenheim-melting, 2005

Sale Date: June 22, 2010

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Outdoor sculpture, Taipei, 2000

Erwin Wurm

Outdoor sculpture, Taipei, 2000

Sale Date: May 31, 2010

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Sans titre (Brothers and sisters), 2001

Erwin Wurm

Sans titre (Brothers and sisters), 2001

Sale Date: June 3, 2010

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Untitled, 1991

Erwin Wurm

Untitled, 1991

Sale Date: June 3, 2010

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Ohne Titel (Little big house), 2003

Erwin Wurm

Ohne Titel (Little big house), 2003

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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Looking for a bomb. Carrying a bomb (5 works), 2003

Erwin Wurm

Looking for a bomb. Carrying a bomb (5 works), 2003

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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Quetsch und Wumm - Eine Korrektur der..., 2001–2003

Erwin Wurm

Quetsch und Wumm - Eine Korrektur der..., 2001–2003

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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Take the objects and hold the position for..., 2000

Erwin Wurm

Take the objects and hold the position for..., 2000

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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The theory of labour, 2009

Erwin Wurm

The theory of labour, 2009

Sale Date: June 10, 2010

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Radiostern (portfolio of 10), 1988

Erwin Wurm

Radiostern (portfolio of 10), 1988

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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OT. PULLOVER (set of 2), 1992

Erwin Wurm

OT. PULLOVER (set of 2), 1992

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Ohne Titel, 1985

Erwin Wurm

Ohne Titel, 1985

Sale Date: April 20, 2010

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Graz Man with carpet (from Series CC), 2001

Erwin Wurm

Graz Man with carpet (from Series CC), 2001

Sale Date: March 6, 2010

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Little Big Earth House, 2003–2005

Erwin Wurm

Little Big Earth House, 2003–2005

Sale Date: March 2, 2010

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Ohne Titel, 1990

Erwin Wurm

Ohne Titel, 1990

Sale Date: March 2, 2010

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Fat house Moller Adolf Loos, 2003–2005

Erwin Wurm

Fat house Moller Adolf Loos, 2003–2005

Sale Date: February 12, 2010

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