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Artist profile

Erwin Wurm

Erwin Wurm is an Austrian sculptor and conceptual artist best known for his humorous and subversive 'One Minute Sculptures' and distorted representations of everyday objects, cars, and buildings that challenge traditional sculptural conventions.

Ranking metrics

Cofactor

115.57

Credential score

2259.0

Reference 80×100cm

$143,300

Credentials

Nationality
Austrian
Museum exhibitions
110
Solo exhibitions
90
Group exhibitions
350
Museum collections
Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, Tate, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Kunsthaus Zürich
Gallery representation
Thaddaeus Ropac, Lehmann Maupin, Xavier Hufkens
Private collections
120
Press
400
Scholarly articles
60
Books
35
Auction record
$450,000

Last updated 2026-08-08.

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Sources and confidence by field

Average field confidence 59% · 13 imported fields · 9 without a field-level source

Identity

Nationality

Austrian

46%

Birth / death years

1954

46%

Mediums

Sculpture, Photography, Installation, Performance

46%

Prices

Auction record

$450,000

87%

Representation

Gallery representation

Thaddaeus Ropac, Lehmann Maupin, Xavier Hufkens

87%

Museum collections

Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, Tate, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Kunsthaus Zürich

87%

Private collections

120

46%

Exhibitions

Museum exhibitions

110

46%

Solo exhibitions

90

87%

Group exhibitions

350

46%

Bibliography

Books

35

46%

Press

400

46%

Scholarly articles

60

46%