Erwin Wurm - The body as the house
A very unique perspective on the transformative nature of sculpture in various forms andpossibilities.
Consumer Society
The first solo exhibition in the country of the contemporary Austrian artist who, working in widely varied media, calls into question the things and forms present in our lives. In dealing with architectural structures, everyday objects, foods, and also with the body, Erwin Wurm proposes a critical view of consumer society. His work is conceptual and interactive. With distorted and expanded forms, humor is a robust ingredient that, according to the artist, prompts people to look at things more carefully.
59 positions 59 positions (1992) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Fat Convertible Fat Convertible (2005) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
"I humanized the car and in a way the car became a personality, talking and reflecting what it is, and asking questions."
- Erwin Wurm
Fat Convertible Fat Convertible - Back View (2005) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Fat Convertible Fat Convertible - Top View 2 (2005) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Schwedenbombe (2014) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
"The name is interesting, it's called "Schwedenbombe", it's a bomb, I do not even know why it's called the Swedish bomb. But I like this poetic connection between the fire and this chocolate”
- Erwin Wurm
Psycho 7 (2010) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Fat House Fat House (2003) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Fat House Fat House - Side (2003) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Fat House Fat House - Front (2003) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Am I a house? (2003) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Adorno as Oliver Hardy in the Bohemian Girl and The Burden of desperation (2006)Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
I'm out, food is in the fridge, darling! I'm out, food is in the fridge, darling!Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
"It would be good to show from the outside, on the street, what's on the side of inside, very simple, to show on the facade what is inside the house"
- Erwin Wurm
I'm out, food is in the fridge, darling! I'm out, food is in the fridge, darling! - Closet (2017) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
I'm out, food is in the fridge, darling! I'm out, food is in the fridge, darling! - White couch (2017) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
I'm out, food is in the fridge, darling! I'm out, food is in the fridge, darling! CCBB side (2017) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
3º floor exhibition room - CCBB São Paulo 3º floor exhibition room - CCBB São PauloCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
"I call the sculptures "performative sculptures", I attacked them, or I moved them or transferred them with my body to be something else. "
- Erwin Wurm
3º floor exhibition room - CCBB São Paulo Zwielicht - Lost - Muddy Earth by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
3º floor exhibition room - CCBB São Paulo Lost - Muddy EarthCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
One Minute Sculptures One Minute SculpturesCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
The viewers can experience the works and thenselves in new ways. In the form of drawings or brief instructions the visitors is encouraged to become himself a work of art, a sculpture of a minute.
One Minute Sculptures Double piece and Freud's ass (2002 / 2004) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
One Minute Sculptures Organization of love (2005 - 2015) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
One Minute Sculptures Tennis balls (1998) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Abstract sculptures (Big Kiss) Abstract sculptures (Big Kiss)Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Abstract sculptures (Big Kiss) Abstract sculptures (Big Kiss) - White Whine (2011 / 2016)Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Can’t Stop – Red Hot Chili Peppers (2003) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Begging for mercy (2007) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Liegen auf elternhaus (2012) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Artist of the year (2007) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Toilet (2014) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
Sitting Big (2014) by Erwin WurmCentro Cultural Banco do Brasil São Paulo
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