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Erwin Wurm — red cotton pants on zinc tube on MDF base
Erwin Wurm

red cotton pants on zinc tube on MDF base

1993

A pair of red cotton pants appears to drape and conform around a zinc tube mounted on an MDF base, blurring the boundary between clothing and sculpture. Wurm transforms an everyday domestic garment into an absurdist object, imbuing the inanimate with a strangely human presence. The work reflects the artist's ongoing investigation into the relationship between the body, objects, and identity.

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Erwin Wurm, red cotton pants on zinc tube on MDF base, 1993

A pair of red cotton pants appears to drape and conform around a zinc tube mounted on an MDF base, blurring the boundary between clothing and sculpture. Wurm transforms an everyday domestic garment into an absurdist object, imbuing the inanimate with a strangely human presence. The work reflects the artist's ongoing investigation into the relationship between the body, objects, and identity.

Year
1993
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodern Art, Male Artist, Absurdist, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Three Dimensional Work, Red And Silver, Austrian Artist, Sculptural Installation, Playful And Humorous, Everyday Objects, Contemporary Art, Red And Gray, Absurdist Humor, Established Artist, Three-Dimensional, Humorous, Found Objects

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