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Erwin Wurm "Ich - Es - Überich"
Tomio Koyama Gallery Roppongi
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Erwin Wurm
Erwin Wurm is an artist who drastically changes our concept of what "sculptures" can represent. A series he started in the 90’s, and the most representative among his works, the "One Minute Sculpture" transforms the subjects being photographed (or the viewer who has come to see the show) into a sculptural artwork for a minute, made to pose awkwardly according to the artist’s intentions. "The fundamental steps consisted in abandoning the ideas of durability and infinity. Sculpture could also last for just a few minutes, a few seconds. The works were transported to the level of the immediate present," says the artist (quoted from Erwin Wurm "The Artist who Swallowed the World" Hatje Cantz issue).
Human torsos bloated like balloons. Human figures transformed into solid blocks wearing very tight clothes. Or vegetables with human arms and legs. You will also find cars and buildings in his works, either swelled up or melted down, resulting in very strange textures. It could be said that these odd-at-first-sight models are "objects" created as a result of a precise, intellectual gesture, something disassembled and deconstructed by the vision of an artist who could make believe that anything could be a sculpture; and yet, Wurm's sculptures are also filled with a sense of humor that anyone can understand.
As Erwin says, "All the 36 sculptures, they portray myself; the entire installation represents is a for of self-portraiture." At this exhibition are cucumbers in various sizes, potatoes wearing knitted outfits, women’s underwear with two human legs, as well as Erwin’s new photographs taken for this show (his first in Japan) during his two week stay here.
Human torsos bloated like balloons. Human figures transformed into solid blocks wearing very tight clothes. Or vegetables with human arms and legs. You will also find cars and buildings in his works, either swelled up or melted down, resulting in very strange textures. It could be said that these odd-at-first-sight models are "objects" created as a result of a precise, intellectual gesture, something disassembled and deconstructed by the vision of an artist who could make believe that anything could be a sculpture; and yet, Wurm's sculptures are also filled with a sense of humor that anyone can understand.
As Erwin says, "All the 36 sculptures, they portray myself; the entire installation represents is a for of self-portraiture." At this exhibition are cucumbers in various sizes, potatoes wearing knitted outfits, women’s underwear with two human legs, as well as Erwin’s new photographs taken for this show (his first in Japan) during his two week stay here.
Schedule | Oct 4 (Sat) 2008-Oct 25 (Sat) 2008 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Oct 4 (Sat) 2008 18:00 - 20:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Tomio Koyama Gallery Roppongi http://www.tomiokoyamagallery.com/  | ||||
| Location | 2F Complex665, 6-5-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 | ||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from exit 1b at Roppongi Station on the Hbiya or Toei Oedo line, 8 minute walk from exit 7 at Azabu-juban Station on the Nanboku or Toei Oedo line, 11 minute walk from exit 5 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6434-7225 | ||||
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