Erwin Wurm's One Minute Sculptures and Recent Works at Galerie Krinzinger
Erwin Wurm, an artist from Austria, is receiving global acclaim, especially for his One Minute Sculptures, which have been included in the permanent collection of the Centre Pompidou. After successful exhibitions at the Fundació Miró in Barcelona and the Photographer's Gallery in London, he has solo shows scheduled at the Drawing Center in New York, CNP in Paris, and Musée Picasso in Antibes. Currently, large-format photographs from his Indoor and Outdoor Sculptures series are displayed at Galerie Krinzinger in Vienna, with titles that highlight psychological aspects. His outdoor works in Taipei reference suicide, and he features an installation dedicated to philosopher Francis Bacon. Additionally, he plans to showcase object sculptures and the 'Fat Car' at Art Basel in June.
Key facts
- Erwin Wurm's One Minute Sculptures are in the permanent collection of the Centre Pompidou.
- Solo exhibitions upcoming at Drawing Center New York, CNP Paris, and Musée Picasso Antibes.
- Galerie Krinzinger in Vienna shows a dozen large-format photographs from Indoor and Outdoor Sculptures.
- Works were made in Cahors and Taipei.
- Titles emphasize psychological dimensions.
- 'The police offices family wearing one of his jumper' shows a mother and daughter fused in the father's sweater.
- 'The bankmanager in front of his bank' depicts a man with asparagus in his nostrils.
- Outdoor sculptures in Taipei allude to suicide.
- Installation pays homage to philosopher Francis Bacon.
- 'Quetsch und Wumm' (2001) juxtaposes a man crushing fruit with another on tennis balls.
- 'The man who travelled around the world to make a sculpture' (2001) shows a man with melons and watermelons.
- Upcoming 'Fat Car' to be seen at Art Basel in June.
Entities
Artists
- Erwin Wurm
Institutions
- Galerie Krinzinger
- Centre Pompidou
- Photographer's Gallery
- Fundació Miró
- Drawing Center
- CNP
- Musée Picasso
- Art Basel
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- London
- United Kingdom
- Barcelona
- Spain
- New York
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Antibes
- Cahors
- Taipei
- Taiwan
Sources
- artpress —