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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Erwin Wurm (750 results)
Ohne Titel (Fat Man), 1999

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Ohne Titel (Fat Man), 1999

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St. Paul's Pullover, 1991

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St. Paul's Pullover, 1991

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Serie

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Serie "Zürich", 2002

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Outdoor Sculpture, 1999

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Outdoor Sculpture, 1999

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UNTITLED (LEOPOLDSTADT)

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UNTITLED (LEOPOLDSTADT)

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THE ARTIST BEGGING FOR MERCY (DEDICATED TO..., 2002

Erwin Wurm

THE ARTIST BEGGING FOR MERCY (DEDICATED TO..., 2002

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Ohne Titel (Rote Pulloverskulpturen, 6-teilig), 2000

Erwin Wurm

Ohne Titel (Rote Pulloverskulpturen, 6-teilig), 2000

Sale Date: January 29, 2024

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One minute sculpture, 1997

Erwin Wurm

One minute sculpture, 1997

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Gurke modernistisch III (Grüner Veltliner), 2016

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Gurke modernistisch III (Grüner Veltliner), 2016

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Untitled, from the 'One Minute..., 1997–2000

Erwin Wurm

Untitled, from the 'One Minute..., 1997–2000

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

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VOGL (Vier Fotografien in Original Kassette), 2002

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VOGL (Vier Fotografien in Original Kassette), 2002

Sale Date: January 29, 2024

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Jacke in Box, 1991

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Jacke in Box, 1991

Sale Date: January 29, 2024

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Ohne Titel, 2008

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Ohne Titel, 2008

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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Aus der Serie “Hamlet”: Untitled (Michael..., 2007

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Aus der Serie “Hamlet”: Untitled (Michael..., 2007

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Vogl, 2001

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Vogl, 2001

Sale Date: December 21, 2023

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Blast (Indoor sculpture), 2002

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Blast (Indoor sculpture), 2002

Sale Date: December 21, 2023

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“Cahors outdoor sculpture”, 1999

Erwin Wurm

“Cahors outdoor sculpture”, 1999

Sale Date: December 21, 2023

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Selbstporträt als Gurken (Self-Portrait as a , 2008

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Selbstporträt als Gurken (Self-Portrait as a , 2008

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Selbstporträt als Gurken (Self-Portrait as a , 2008

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Selbstporträt als Gurken (Self-Portrait as a , 2008

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Little Big House Butter Dish, 2020

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Little Big House Butter Dish, 2020

Sale Date: December 18, 2023

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Little Big House Butter Dish, 2020

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Little Big House Butter Dish, 2020

Sale Date: December 18, 2023

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Little Big Earth House, 2003–2005

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Little Big Earth House, 2003–2005

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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Erwin Wurm

"one minute for ever", 2014

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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