ERWIN WURM | Grüner Veltliner
Already second personal exhibition of world famous artist Erwin Wurm at Büro Weltausstellung. The new series of works "Bad Thoughts" will be presented for viewers for the first time in Vienna. There also will be new variations of famous cucumber and sausage sculptures.
The profanity of objects in Erwin Wurm's oeuvre is a fundamental component of his practice. His work includes cucumbers, sausages and also cars and houses, in a wide variety of shapes and forms. The subject matter primarily evokes trust in the viewers, since the objects are supposedly "familiar". In keeping with Aristotelian tradition, the "substance" of things lies in their autonomous reality rather than in the actions of human beings, which attribute meaning to the objects or attempt to wrest their physical secrets from them.
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It is a creeping vine that bears cylindrical fruits that are used as culinary vegetables. There are three main varieties of cucumber: slicing, pickling, and burpless. The cucumber is originally from South Asia, but now grows on most continents.
(Wikipedia)
Exhibition on show: 10. September - 14. October 2016