Inside the Biennale in 360° | Ep. 3: Erwin Wurm

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On the Austrian Pavilion, guests are invited to carry out a collection of playful 60-second duties—like sticking their limbs by means of furnishings or poking their heads in a pair of stuffed pants—and thereby activate readymade objects into works of sculpture-cum-performance. The exhibition is a mini-retrospective of Erwin Wurm’s iconic “One Minute Sculptures,” which have charmed the artwork world by bringing a refreshing dose of humor and levity into galleries since their debut in 1997. Contained in the pavilion’s austere white inside, Wurm presents a retro caravan with holes minimize out of its floor and its contents—furnishings, clothes, and baggage—splayed out on the ground for guests to activate with their our bodies.

Although undeniably enjoyable, the work additionally addresses a well timed international subject: human mobility, from the migration of Homo sapiens out of Africa within the Stone Age to mass tourism in Europe within the 1970s. Specifically, Wurm explores the profound impact of the car on this historical past. For the artist, the caravan represents each an motionless dwelling and a way of transportation—“an instrument with which you’ll be able to take your house with you, and journey to a different nation,” as he describes. Remodeling passive viewers into lively members, Wurm hopes that his use of humor, somewhat than obscuring significant engagement, can awaken audiences and set off a cautious examination of collective points.

That includes Erwin Wurm

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