Erwin Wurm Previews Austria Pavilion with One Minute Sculptures in New York
Two months before the 2017 Venice Biennale, Erwin Wurm, the artist representing Austria, unveiled his One Minute Sculptures at Lehmann Maupin gallery in New York. The series, which began in the 1990s, invites visitors to interact with everyday objects based on precise instructions, creating performative, temporary sculptures. For this exhibition, Wurm manipulated iconic modernist furniture pieces to produce disorienting situations. The show ran from March 30 to May 26, 2017, at 536 West 22nd Street, previewing the participatory installations that would later define the Austrian Pavilion.
Key facts
- Erwin Wurm represents Austria at the 2017 Venice Biennale.
- His One Minute Sculptures series involves visitor interaction with objects.
- The exhibition at Lehmann Maupin ran March 30 to May 26, 2017.
- The gallery is located at 536 West 22nd Street, New York.
- Wurm used modernist furniture as objects in the sculptures.
- The show previewed the Austrian Pavilion's installation.
- The sculptures are performative and temporary.
- Instructions guide visitors to create the sculptures.
Entities
Artists
- Erwin Wurm
Institutions
- Lehmann Maupin
- Biennale di Venezia
- Padiglione Austria
Locations
- New York
- United States
- 536 West 22nd Street
- Venice
- Italy