Erwin Wurm

Biography

Erwin Wurm (b. 1954, Bruck an der Mur/Styria, Austria). Known for his uniquely humorous approach to formalism, Wurm’s multi-disciplinary works have appeared in exhibitions throughout the world. Erwin Wurm has exhibited extensively with shows such as, Glue Your Brain at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia, (2005); Erwin Wurm at the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Lyon, France, (2007); Spit in Someone’s Soup at the Konstmuseum Malmö, Sweden, (2008); The Artist Who Swallowed the World at the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland, (2008); the Moscow Biennial (2009); Narrow Mist at the Ullens Center of Contemporary Art, Beijing, China (2010); Liquid Reality at Kunstmuseum Bonn (2010); and The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture 1839 to today at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2010).

Works by Wurm are included in prestigious collections throughout the world at the Guggenheim Museum, New York; Peggy Guggenhein Collection, New York; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany; Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Musèe d`Art Contemporain de Lyon, Lyon, France; and Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, among others. The artist’s upcoming exhibitions include solo exhibitions at Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, Denmark and the Middleheimmuseum, Antwerpen, Belgium; Temporary Structures: Performing Architecture in Contemporary Art at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, MA; a solo exhibition at the Bass Museum of Art, Miami scheduled to open in December 2011 and the presentation of Superstress at the 54th Venice Biennale, Italy in June 2011. Erwin Wurm lives and works in Vienna, Austria. To download artist's CV, please click on "Printable PDF of Full Text"
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Gallery Exhibitions

Erwin Wurm - November 1, 2012 - January 5, 2013
Hong Kong International Art Fair, Booth 1E04 - May 17 - 20, 2012
VIP Art Fair 2012 - February 3 - 8, 2012
Art Basel Miami Beach 2011, Booth K15 - December 1 - 4, 2011
Frieze Art Fair 2011, Booth F16 - October 13 - 16, 2011
Art 42 Basel, Booth J9 - June 15 - 19, 2011
VIP Art Fair - January 22 - 30, 2011
ERWIN WURM, gulp - November 4 - December 4, 2010
Frieze Art Fair 2010, Booth B13 - October 14 - 17, 2010
The Armory Show 2010, Pier 94, Booth 911 - March 4 - 7, 2010
Frieze Art Fair 2009, Booth B12 - October 15 - 18, 2009

Museum Exhibitions

Erwin Wurm - November 1, 2012 - January 5, 2013
Hong Kong International Art Fair, Booth 1E04 - May 17 - 20, 2012
VIP Art Fair 2012 - February 3 - 8, 2012
Art Basel Miami Beach 2011, Booth K15 - December 1 - 4, 2011
Frieze Art Fair 2011, Booth F16 - October 13 - 16, 2011
Art 42 Basel, Booth J9 - June 15 - 19, 2011
VIP Art Fair - January 22 - 30, 2011
ERWIN WURM, gulp - November 4 - December 4, 2010
Frieze Art Fair 2010, Booth B13 - October 14 - 17, 2010
The Armory Show 2010, Pier 94, Booth 911 - March 4 - 7, 2010
Frieze Art Fair 2009, Booth B12 - October 15 - 18, 2009

Public Projects

Erwin Wurm - November 1, 2012 - January 5, 2013
Hong Kong International Art Fair, Booth 1E04 - May 17 - 20, 2012
VIP Art Fair 2012 - February 3 - 8, 2012
Art Basel Miami Beach 2011, Booth K15 - December 1 - 4, 2011
Frieze Art Fair 2011, Booth F16 - October 13 - 16, 2011
Art 42 Basel, Booth J9 - June 15 - 19, 2011
VIP Art Fair - January 22 - 30, 2011
ERWIN WURM, gulp - November 4 - December 4, 2010
Frieze Art Fair 2010, Booth B13 - October 14 - 17, 2010
The Armory Show 2010, Pier 94, Booth 911 - March 4 - 7, 2010
Frieze Art Fair 2009, Booth B12 - October 15 - 18, 2009

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Selected Works

ERWIN WURM Jakob / Big Psycho VII, 2010 aluminum, paint 47.24 x 15.35 x 42.13 inches 120 x 39 x 107 cm LM13720

ERWIN WURM Big Gulp Lying, 2010 aluminum, paint 32.28 x 78.74 x 47.24 inches 82 x 200 x 120 cm LM13714

ERWIN WURM New York Police Cap, 2010 styropor, epoxy resin, fabric 24.41 x 43.31 x 40.16 inches 62 x 110 x 102 cm LM13717

ERWIN WURM Kastenmann, 2010 aluminum, paint 67.72 x 16.93 x 14.17 inches 172 x 43 x 36 cm LM13721

ERWIN wurm Telekinetischer Masturbator, 2009 acrylic, cloth 18.5 x 4.72 x 3.94 inches 47 x 12 x 10 cm Edition of 6 LM13923

ERWIN WURM Oh No II, 2009 canvas, wool 25.2 x 17.72 x .98 inches 64 x 45 x 2.5 cm LM13924

ERWIN WURM Gherkin, 2009 bronze, paint, cloth 19.09 x 9.84 x 7.48 inches 48.5 x 25 x 19 cm Edition of 6 LM12917

ERWIN WURM Spit pot, 2009 bronze, paint 13.19 x 8.66 x 5.91 inches 33.5 x 22 x 15 cm Edition of 6 LM12964

ERWIN WURM Ich und überich, 2008 aluminum 49.21 x 47.24 x 23.62 inches 125 x 120 x 60 cm Edition of 5 LM12640

ERWIN WURM Untitled, 2008 acrylic, wood, wool 74.8 x 16.14 x 8.27 inches (+2.75 in. neckroll) 190 x 41 x 21 cm (+7 cm neckroll) LM13688

ERWIN WURM Renault 25-1991, 2008 mixed media 53.1 x 187 x 80.3 inches 135 x 475 x 204 cm

ERWIN WURM Tell, 2007-8 video, DVD 7 minutes, 18 seconds Edition of 7 LM13919

ERWIN WURM Tell (video still), 2007-8 video, DVD 7 minutes, 18 seconds Edition of 7 LM13919

ERWIN WURM Mental pink, 2007 canvas, wool 82.68 x 74.8 inches 210 x 190 cm LM12809

ERWIN WURM House attack, 2006 c-print 115 x 85 cm

ERWIN WURM Fat Convertible, 2005 mixed media 51.2 x 184.6 x 94.1 inches 130 x 469 x 239 cm

ERWIN WURM Pee on someone's rug (Instructions on how to be politically incorrect), 2003 c-print 49.6 x 72.4 inches 126 x 184 cm

ERWIN WURM Spit in someones soup (Instructions on how to be politically incorrect), 2003 c-print 84x99 cm

ERWIN WURM Confessional, 2003 mixed media sculpture, instruction drawing, realized by the public 25.6 x 31.5 x 25.6 inches 65 x 80 x 65 cm

ERWIN WURM Indoor Sculptures, 2002 c-print 40.16 x 33.07 inches 102 x 84 cm Edition of 5 LM13684

ERWIN WURM Stay in your pyjama all day (Instructions for Idleness), 2001 c-print 65x43 cm

ERWIN WURM Take naps on the office toilet (Instructions for Idleness), 2001 c-print 65x43 cm

ERWIN WURM One Minute Sculpture, 1997 c-print 17.7 x 11.8 inches 45 x 30 cm

Available Works

ERWIN WURM
Untitled, 2011
acrylic, paint
18.11 x 5.51 x 4.72 inches
46 x 14 x 12 cm
LM15647

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ERWIN WURM Untitled, 2011 acrylic, paint 18.11 x 5.51 x 4.72 inches 46 x 14 x 12 cm LM15647 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

ERWIN WURM
Untitled, 2011
acrylic, paint
14.57 x 9.06 x 7.09 inches
37 x 23 x 18 cm
LM15648

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ERWIN WURM Untitled, 2011 acrylic, paint 14.57 x 9.06 x 7.09 inches 37 x 23 x 18 cm LM15648 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

ERWIN WURM
Architecture, 2011
fabric, wood
39.37 x 70.87 x 47.24 inches
100 x 180 x 120 cm
LM15545

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ERWIN WURM Architecture, 2011 fabric, wood 39.37 x 70.87 x 47.24 inches 100 x 180 x 120 cm LM15545 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

ERWIN WURM
Untitled, 2008
acrylic, wood, wool
74.8 x 16.14 x 8.27 inches (+2.75 in. neckroll)
190 x 41 x 21 cm (+7 cm neckroll)
LM13688

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ERWIN WURM Untitled, 2008 acrylic, wood, wool 74.8 x 16.14 x 8.27 inches (+2.75 in. neckroll) 190 x 41 x 21 cm (+7 cm neckroll) LM13688 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

ERWIN WURM
Big Hoody, 2010
acrylic, paint
41.34 x 23.62 x 13.78 inches
105 x 60 x 35 cm
Edition of 7
LM15505

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ERWIN WURM Big Hoody, 2010 acrylic, paint 41.34 x 23.62 x 13.78 inches 105 x 60 x 35 cm Edition of 7 LM15505 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

ERWIN WURM
Telekinetischer Masturbator, 2009
acrylic, cloth
18.5 x 4.72 x 3.94 inches
47 x 12 x 10 cm
Edition of 6
LM14126

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ERWIN WURM Telekinetischer Masturbator, 2009 acrylic, cloth 18.5 x 4.72 x 3.94 inches 47 x 12 x 10 cm Edition of 6 LM14126 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

ERWIN WURM
Mentalstatus, 2010
canvas, wool
102.36 x 102.36 x 1.57 inches
260 x 260 x 4 cm
LM13722

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ERWIN WURM Mentalstatus, 2010 canvas, wool 102.36 x 102.36 x 1.57 inches 260 x 260 x 4 cm LM13722 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

ERWIN WURM
Mental pink, 2007
canvas, wool
82.68 x 74.8 inches
210 x 190 cm
LM12809

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ERWIN WURM Mental pink, 2007 canvas, wool 82.68 x 74.8 inches 210 x 190 cm LM12809 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

ERWIN WURM
Banana Man, 2009
aluminum, paint
34.65 x 10.63 x 10.63 inches
88 x 27 x 27 cm
Edition of 6
LM12908

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ERWIN WURM Banana Man, 2009 aluminum, paint 34.65 x 10.63 x 10.63 inches 88 x 27 x 27 cm Edition of 6 LM12908 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

ERWIN WURM
Idiot I, 2010
c-print
52.76 x 38.19 inches
134 x 97 cm
Edition of 6
LM13920

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ERWIN WURM Idiot I, 2010 c-print 52.76 x 38.19 inches 134 x 97 cm Edition of 6 LM13920 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

ERWIN WURM
Idiot II, 2010
c-print
52.76 x 38.19 inches
134 x 97 cm
Edition of 6
LM13921

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ERWIN WURM Idiot II, 2010 c-print 52.76 x 38.19 inches 134 x 97 cm Edition of 6 LM13921 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

ERWIN WURM
Idiot III, 2010
c-print
37.25 x 30.25 x 1.5 inches
94.6 x 76.8 x 3.8 cm
Edition of 6
LM13922

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ERWIN WURM Idiot III, 2010 c-print 37.25 x 30.25 x 1.5 inches 94.6 x 76.8 x 3.8 cm Edition of 6 LM13922 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com