18.06. - 31.01.2026, Gmundner Keramik Manufaktur

BAD PEOPLE

Erwin Wurm has been exploring sculpture in various media since the 1980s and works pointedly on the concept of sculpture.

His sculpture series "Bad People", which is characterised by paradoxical depictions of people, was created at Gmundner Keramik Manufaktur. Noses, ears and mouths, taken from the physiognomy of the human face, are re-contextualised and become part of figures and inflated faces that embody the all-too-human. Erwin Wurm's ceramic sculptures show their immediate genesis, the new creation from destruction, deformation and distortion, emphasising the absurd, gestural expression, physicality and the creative possibilities of the medium of clay. Ceramics as a means of artistic expression corresponds to Erwin Wurm's performative approach and is once again highly topical in contemporary art.

In addition to the focus on photography in the Francisco Carolinum Linz and sculpture in the Marmorschlössl in Bad Ischl, Erwin Wurm is showing the third exhibition as part of his major solo presentation with OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH.

Opening Hours

Opening hours	MO-FR 10:00 - 17:00 \| SA 10:00 - 16:00 \| SO 10:00 - 15:00 \| closed on public holidays
Admission	free
	not barrier-free accessible (3rd floor only accessible on foot, no lift available)
Address	Gmundner Keramik, Keramikstraße 24, 4810 Gmunden; 3rd floor

About the artist

Erwin Wurm

Erwin Wurm (born 1954 in Bruck an der Mur) is an important contemporary artist whose sculptures, installations and performances question familiar notions of art. He often works with everyday objects, which he transforms into humorous, exaggerated or absurd forms - such as bloated cars or deformed houses. In doing so, he addresses social issues such as consumption, body images and the absurdity of modern lifestyles. Wurm's art moves between sculpture, conceptual art and social criticism and is characterised by a playful yet profound approach. Erwin Wurm is one of the most successful artists of our time.