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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Take a rest for one minute

Erwin Wurm

Take a rest for one minute

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Ohne Titel (Schritt)

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Ohne Titel (Schritt)

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Untitled, 1990

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Untitled, 1990

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Outdoor sculpture Taipei

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Outdoor sculpture Taipei

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One minute sculpture, 1997

Erwin Wurm

One minute sculpture, 1997

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One minute sculpture, 1997

Erwin Wurm

One minute sculpture, 1997

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Guggenheim (Melting), 2005

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Guggenheim (Melting), 2005

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Übermalung (Tank)

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Übermalung (Tank)

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Türe

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Türe

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Ohne Titel, 1985

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Ohne Titel, 1985

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Sculptures (Plastiken) (various sizes;..., 1985–1986

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Sculptures (Plastiken) (various sizes;..., 1985–1986

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Untitled (Red Trousers) (Ohne Titel [Red..., 1993

Erwin Wurm

Untitled (Red Trousers) (Ohne Titel [Red..., 1993

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Fat car, 2001

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Fat car, 2001

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I love my time, I don't like my time (bk by...

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I love my time, I don't like my time (bk by...

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Beauty - Hermes, 2003

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Beauty - Hermes, 2003

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St. Pauls pullover, 1991

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St. Pauls pullover, 1991

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Indoor Sculpture CC-Graz - Man in carpet, 2001

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Indoor Sculpture CC-Graz - Man in carpet, 2001

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Do it, 1997

Erwin Wurm

Do it, 1997

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Deleuze kneeling down, 2006

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Deleuze kneeling down, 2006

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

Erwin Wurm

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

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Blechskulptur, 1989

Erwin Wurm

Blechskulptur, 1989

Sale Date: October 13, 2009

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Indoor Sculpture (from Taipei), 2000

Erwin Wurm

Indoor Sculpture (from Taipei), 2000

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Ohne Titel, 1989

Erwin Wurm

Ohne Titel, 1989

Sale Date: October 15, 2009

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Ohne Titel, 1984

Erwin Wurm

Ohne Titel, 1984

Sale Date: October 15, 2009

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