Museum Exhibitions
Erwin Wurm at the Francisco Carolinum Linz The show will present collages, contact sheets and prints from the artists's archive . (This link opens in a new tab).
7 March—7 September 2025
Francisco Carolinum Linz, Austria
Erwin Wurm is one of Austria’s most internationally renowned contemporary artists. With its photographic works, FC Linz shows a part of its oeuvre that has rarely been seen before.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the artist began to rethink the concept of "sculpture." Wurm's ironic deconstruction of art-historical certainties ultimately led to a conception of sculpture that includes the processual, the temporary, the ephemeral, and the performative.
Media such as photography and video play an essential role in his oeuvre because they are suitable for capturing this ephemeral, processual character of his “sculptural actions” and sometimes transforming them back into objects. Consequently, the artist also calls his photographic works Photographic Sculptures.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the artist began to rethink the concept of "sculpture." Wurm's ironic deconstruction of art-historical certainties ultimately led to a conception of sculpture that includes the processual, the temporary, the ephemeral, and the performative.
Media such as photography and video play an essential role in his oeuvre because they are suitable for capturing this ephemeral, processual character of his “sculptural actions” and sometimes transforming them back into objects. Consequently, the artist also calls his photographic works Photographic Sculptures.
