Artists' News
Erwin Wurm Albertina acquisition
17 December 2024
Albertina, Vienna
We congratulate Erwin Wurm for the addition of a group of his Box People sculptures to the collection of the Albertina, Vienna. This acquisition takes place on the occasion of the artist’s 70th birthday retrospective, on view at the museum until 9 March 2025. The exhibition is the first comprehensive retrospective of his multifaceted work which invites us, through sculptures, drawings and instructions, videos and photographs, to contemplate the paradoxes and absurdities of our world.
Over the course of his career, Erwin Wurm has radically expanded conceptions of sculpture, space and the human form. His sculptures straddle abstraction and representation, presenting familiar objects in a surprising and inventive way that prompts viewers to consider them in a new light. He often explores mundane, everyday decisions as well as existential questions in his works, focusing on the objects that help us cope with daily life and through which we ultimately define ourselves. These include the material objects that surround us – the clothes we wear, the cars we drive, the food we eat and the homes we live in.
