TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wurm,Erwin
ED  - Museum Moderner Kunst (Austria)
TI  - Erwin Wurm: the artist who swallowed the world 
SN  - 3775718664
AV  - N6811.5.W87 A4 2006
U1  - 709.2 23
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - Ostfildern
PB  - Hatje Cantz
KW  - Wurm, Erwin,
KW  - Installations (Art)
KW  - Exhibitions
KW  - Performing arts
KW  - Conceptual art
KW  - Sculpture, Austrian
KW  - 20th century
N1  - 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
N2  - 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 This informative monograph assembles many previously unpublished videos, sculptures, installations and performances
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