Live Auction 1151Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Erwin Wurm (b. 1954)
Lot 398

Erwin Wurm (b. 1954)

The artist who swallowed the world when it was still a disc

Closed19 October 2013

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GBP 36,250

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Erwin Wurm (b. 1954)
The artist who swallowed the world when it was still a disc
acrylic, synthetic resin, woo; jumper, trousers and shoes
74¾ x 54 x 54in. (190 x 137 x 137cm.)
Executed in 2006, this work is number three from an edition of three

Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

Clothing as a sculptural theme, the second skin, the protective shell, the outline, and also the filling out of a volume is of prime importance in Erwin Wurm's complex work [...] His artistic expression, rather like the comic strip or science fiction images, is clear and simple, readily accessible to a wide public. At the same time, he makes use of cynical criticism. Individuality as a projection from outside
(E. Wurm, quoted in 'Erwin Wurm', Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, https://ropac.net/artist/erwin-wurm, [accessed 13th September 2013].)