The artist who didn’t want to make sculptures

About

KÖNIG GALERIE publishes the English version of Élise Mougin-Wurm’s witty children’s book, ERWIN WURM: DER BILDHAUER, DER KEINE SKULPTUREN MACHEN WOLLTE.

"The Austrian artist Erwin Wurm wanted to be a painter, but his professors decided he should study sculpture..."

Illustrator and graphic designer, Élise Mougin-Wurm, allows young readers to playfully discover the biography and ensuing artistic career of Erwin Wurm, an idiosyncratic and immensely humorous artist who deigned to ask himself what a sculpture is, and what it could be. With DIY instructions, the book provides children with instructions on how to create their own sculptures and exhibitions at home.

The first edition of this book was published in 2020 in French on the occasion of the exhibition ERWIN WURM: PHOTOGRAPHS, at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris and the second edition in German in 2022.

Details

Publishing Year: 2026
Publisher: König Galerie
Editor(s): Élise Mougin-Wurm
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 64
Dimensions: 19.5 x 25.5 cm
Weight: 0.3 kg
Language: English

ISBN: 978 3 00 085500 9

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