Erwin Wurm is one of Austria's most internationally renowned contemporary artists. With his photographic works, FC Linz is showing a part of his 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 concept 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 the ephemeral, processual character of his "sculptural actions" and sometimes transforming them back into the object-like.
Consequently, the artist also refers to his photographic works as Photographic Sculptures.
The show presents collages, contact sheets and prints from his archive made by the artist himself, some of which are being exhibited for the first time, as well as works from the well-known series 59 Positions or One Minute Sculptures and provides an insight into the considerations that culminate in his later large-format works such as 'Fat Car' or 'Narrow House'.
March 7 to September 7, 2025
View of the exhibition: Erwin Wurm "Photographic Sculptures", Francisco Carolinum Linz © Image: Wenzel Markus
