Erwin Wurm

Elisabetta Barisoni

ISBN 10: 8857255247 / ISBN 13: 9788857255248

Published by Skira Sep 2026, 2026

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Neuware - The catalogue of the Austrian artist's solo exhibition on the occasion of the Venice Biennale. Considered the most important living Austrian sculptor, who was previously chosen to represent his country at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017, over the course of his long and prolific career Erwin Wurm (1954) has radically expanded the concept of sculpture, challenging notions of time, mass and surface, and abstraction and representation, and for many decades has used clothing to address sculptural issues. Published to mark Wurm's major solo show, held in conjunction with the Biennale Arte 2026, the volume, produced in collaboration with Élise Mougin-Wurm, relates the works of this leading contemporary artist - who explores the idea of the human body as a sculpture - to the spirit of such a magical place as the Museo Fortuny, whe re the dialogue centres on the body, clothing, sculpture, spatial vision and painting. Through the essays by Elisabetta Barisoni and Cristina Da Roit and compelling imagery, the book retraces the artist's solo exhibition, establishing fruitful comparisons between his contemporary works and Fortuny's rich legacy of textiles, light, theatre, and experimentation. It delves into themes of clothing, presence, and absence, presenting sculptural 'garments' and enclosures that evoke the human body through the interplay of form and void. The book features installation views and a selection of Erwin's most recent works, alongside iconic and seminal works from across his career, such as the One Minute Sculptures series, which has made Wurm famous since the 1990s.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Erwin Wurm
• Publisher: Skira Sep 2026
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8857255247
• ISBN 13: 9788857255248
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 311W x 251H x 28D millimeters 311 millimeters width by 251 millimeters height by 28 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1514 grams

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Synopsis

Wurm’s One Minute Sculptures, distorted houses and anthropomorphic forms in dialogue with Museo Fortuny’s legacy of textiles

Austrian artist Erwin Wurm (born 1954) is known for redefining the boundaries of sculpture through participatory performance. This catalog for the artist’s exhibition at the Museo Fortuny in Venice delves into interplay of form and void as evinced through Wurm’s sculptural “garments” and Fortuny’s legacy of theater and experimentation.