Erwin Wurm *
(born in Bruck/Mur in 1954)
Head, signed and dated Wurm 83, wood, oil, height 32 cm
Provenance:
Private Collection, Germany

In 1972, Export began working on what is perhaps the most important series among her early photographic experiments – Body Configurations in Architecture (1972–82). These images combine the female body with structural, geometric concepts inspired by architectural forms. Thus, they explore the body as ornament, its adaptation to the environment, and also ‘visible externalisations of inner states through the arrangement of the body.’
From: Roswitha Mueller, VALIE EXPORT. Bild-Risse