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Erwin Wurm: De Profundis

Erwin Wurm: De Profundis
Library Shelf Location 18.WURM
Publication Date 2012
Description In an artistic dialogue with the Gothic image of the body—a new cycle of works by Erwin Wurm The Austrian artist Erwin Wurm (*1954 in Bruck an der Mur) gained entry into the international art scene many years ago with his One Minute Sculptures—staged and for the most part absurd situations captured on film—and his sculptures that distort objects, such as Fat Car. In 2011, his Narrow House, a miniature version of his parents’ house squeezed down to a sixth of its actual size, was popular among visitors to the Venice Biennale. The heart of this publication is a group of works on a new theme: De profundis. Availing himself of a variety of media, Wurm confronts the actual appearance of the human body in the twenty-first century with the Gothic language of the body, which arose from an internalized, ascetic spirit.
ISBN 9783775735070
Quantity 1
Pages 116
Authors Antonia Hoerschelmann, Konrad Paul Liessmann, Christina Natlacen
Format Hardback
Related Artist Erwin Wurm
Categories Drawing, Photography
Keyword Body (subject)
Artist's Nationality Austrian
Language English

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