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Erwin Wurm is an Austrian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1954. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Kunstmuseum Basel, Hauptbau & Neubau. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Albertina Modern have featured Erwin Wurm's work in the past.Erwin Wurm's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 161 USD to 185,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2006 the record price for this artist at auction is 185,000 USD for Fat Car, sold at Christie's New York in 2014. In the past 12 months, his sculptures have averaged 39,148 USD, while his architecture & design have sold for an average of 16,844 USD.Erwin Wurm has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Galerie Magazine in October 2025.
Tabish Khan, the @LondonArtCritic, picks his Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London during late October. If you are after more exhibitions, check out last week鈥檚 top 5.
Curated by Fato艧 脺stek, this year鈥檚 Frieze Sculpture transforms London鈥檚 Regent鈥檚 Park into a landscape of memory, myth, and metamorphosis鈥攕etting the tone for Frieze Week鈥檚 city-wide celebration of contemporary art.
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..Wurm is known for his experiments with different styles, media and materials, and his work is located in the field between conceptual art, Pop art and minimalism...
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.. Wurm achieves a transformation in the opposite direction when objects or forms in his work assume distinctly human features through attributes or body parts...
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..Wurm constantly plays with political incorrectness, evoking laughter but also thoughtful consideration of a particular situation and consequently of the questions raised by the artist...
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