10 June 2023–28 April 2024
Erwin Wurm's Sculptures at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Yorkshire Sculpture Park hosts Erwin Wurm's first museum show in the U.K. from 10 June 2023 to 28 April 2024. The monumental survey of over 100 works, titled Trap of the Truth, includes a four-metre-high bronze gherkin, a hot water bottle with feet, and some leggy luggage.
Erwin Wurm, Step (Big) (2021). Exhibition view: Trap of the Truth, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, United Kingdom (10 June 2023–28 April 2024). Courtesy Studio Erwin Wurm and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery. Photo: © Jonty Wilde, Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
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