Disziplin der Subjektivität
2006
Erwin Wurm
This car balances dangerously against a felt-tip pen. The artwork is part of a series in which various objects rest on things that are not really fit for this purpose, such as a sandwich, an orange or a felt-tip pen. The moment of collapse cannot be far away …
Details
- Plan number: D063
- Zone: Open-air depot
- Title: Disziplin der Subjektivität (The Discipline of Subjectivity)
- Creator: Erwin Wurm
- Date: 2006
- Material: metal, felt tip pen
- Acquisition: donation
- Object number: MID.B.537
Erwin Wurm explores the possibilities of sculpture in a way that is often surprising and amusing. Here, for example, he challenges gravity and deals with the idea of the pedestal in a special way—important points for any sculptor.
At the same time, you can read it as an ironic commentary on today’s parking problems. That, too, is typical: Wurm always prompts one to think about the physical and psychological condition of humanity.
Austrian artist Erwin Wurm works with a variety of media and materials, from classical to contemporary. His humorous work stretches the idea of what sculpture can be. He starts from everyday situations and focuses on human beings. Starting in the late 1990s, all this came together in his One Minute Sculptures, in which spectators briefly become sculpture by assuming prescribed poses.
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It is not entirely clear whether this boat is about to dive enthusiastically into the water, or flinch at the last moment. The title confirms this sense of doubt: “Misconceivable”! The danger of misunderstanding always lurks nearby; in the interpretation of art, but also in everyday life and our dealings with each other.
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This pedestal is there for you. The artist invites you to become a sculpture yourself for 60 seconds. You will find instructions on the four corners of the pedestal: become a dog on your hands and knees, hold your breath and think of (the philosopher) Spinoza, lay your head on the pedestal and stop thinking, put your trousers on your head with your arms through the legs. One minute is just long enough to take a nice photo of it. But at the same time, posing can feel like an eternity.
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