The popular Austrian artist Erwin Wurm (born 1954) established himself years ago on the international art scene with his One Minute Sculptures--photographs of people, often contorted, in staged, absurdist situations--and his comical sculptures that distort familiar objects, such as the “Fat Car.” In 2011, his “Narrow House,” a miniature version of his parents’ house in Austria, squeezed down to a sixth of its normal size and a width of six feet, was a big hit with visitors to the Venice Biennial. At the heart of his latest monograph is an as-yet unfinished group of works on a new theme titled De Profundis. In a range of media (including drawings), Wurm combines twenty-first-century representations of the body with the Gothic vocabulary of religious asceticism and abnegation.
FORMAT: Hbk, 8.25 x 11.75 in. / 116 pgs / 144 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $40.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $50 ISBN: 9783775735070 PUBLISHER: Hatje Cantz AVAILABLE: 4/30/2013 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of print AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA
Published by Hatje Cantz. Edited and with text by Antonia Hörschelmann.
The popular Austrian artist Erwin Wurm (born 1954) established himself years ago on the international art scene with his One Minute Sculptures--photographs of people, often contorted, in staged, absurdist situations--and his comical sculptures that distort familiar objects, such as the “Fat Car.” In 2011, his “Narrow House,” a miniature version of his parents’ house in Austria, squeezed down to a sixth of its normal size and a width of six feet, was a big hit with visitors to the Venice Biennial. At the heart of his latest monograph is an as-yet unfinished group of works on a new theme titled De Profundis. In a range of media (including drawings), Wurm combines twenty-first-century representations of the body with the Gothic vocabulary of religious asceticism and abnegation.
