Erwin Wurm : the artist who swallowed the world / [edited by Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien].

By:

Wurm, Erwin, 1954-

Contributor(s):

Museum Moderner Kunst (Austria)

Material type: Text

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

3775718664
9783775718660
3902490241
9783902490247
390249025X
9783902490254
3902490268
9783902490261

Other title:

Artist who swallowed the world
Artist who swallowed the world : Ludwig Forum f

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

709.2 23

LOC classification:

N6811.5.W87 A4 2006

Summary: In his wonderfully ambiguous One Minute Sculptures, which are only humorous at first glance, the Vienna-based conceptualist, Erwin Wurm, takes a literal approach to sculpture while also taking the medium apart: anyone can be a piece of art for a minute by following his instructions. The non-human works by which he is best known, the overinflated and floppy Fat Car and Fat House, are likewise spirited, thoughtful critiques, in this case of consumer culture. Their strained poses, like those of his One Minute participants, raise immediate, simple questions concerning normality and the meaning or lack of it in both artistic conventions and human actions. Wurm's profoundly humane work is an eye-opener to social forces, and always playful. Those who know it look forward to each new piece. This informative monograph assembles many previously unpublished videos, sculptures, installations and performances.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	709.2 WUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A445318B

Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen (September 23, 2006 - November 26, 2006) ; MUMOK, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (October 20, 2006 - February 11, 2007) ; Deichtorhallen Hamburg (April 1, 2007 - August 31, 2007) ; Kunstmuseum St. Gallen ; Musee d'Art Contemporain de Lyon.

Includes bibliographical references.

In his wonderfully ambiguous One Minute Sculptures, which are only humorous at first glance, the Vienna-based conceptualist, Erwin Wurm, takes a literal approach to sculpture while also taking the medium apart: anyone can be a piece of art for a minute by following his instructions. The non-human works by which he is best known, the overinflated and floppy Fat Car and Fat House, are likewise spirited, thoughtful critiques, in this case of consumer culture. Their strained poses, like those of his One Minute participants, raise immediate, simple questions concerning normality and the meaning or lack of it in both artistic conventions and human actions. Wurm's profoundly humane work is an eye-opener to social forces, and always playful. Those who know it look forward to each new piece. This informative monograph assembles many previously unpublished videos, sculptures, installations and performances.

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