Erwin Wurm's Sausage-Shaped Food Truck Dispenses Free Hot Dogs in Florence
During Florence Art Week, Austrian artist Erwin Wurm has installed 'Salsiccia Fat Bus', a purple sausage-shaped food truck in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, offering free hot dogs in exchange for donations to charity. The work is part of the artist's solo exhibition 'Trans Formam' at Galleria Poggiali, opening September 24, 2022, curated by Helmut Friedel. The show includes both known and unseen works, notably 'Fat Convertible', an inflated convertible car made of polyurethane. Wurm, born in 1955 in Bruck an der Mur, is famous for his 'One Minute Sculptures' and his practice of distorting everyday objects to critique contemporary life. The installation runs until September 29, 2022.
Key facts
- Erwin Wurm's 'Salsiccia Fat Bus' is a purple sausage-shaped food truck.
- The truck is located in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Florence.
- It offers free hot dogs in exchange for charitable donations.
- The installation is part of Florence Art Week.
- The project was realized in collaboration with Museo Novecento.
- Wurm's solo exhibition 'Trans Formam' opens September 24, 2022 at Galleria Poggiali.
- The exhibition is curated by Helmut Friedel.
- 'Fat Convertible' is a polyurethane-inflated car created for the show.
- Wurm is known for 'One Minute Sculptures' and distorting everyday objects.
- The installation runs until September 29, 2022.
Entities
Artists
- Erwin Wurm
Institutions
- Galleria Poggiali
- Museo Novecento
Locations
- Florence
- Italy
- Piazza Santa Maria Novella
- Bruck an der Mur
- Austria