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Urs Fischer

Urs Fischer was born in 1973 in Zürich, in Switzerland; he lives and works in New York.
Working in collage, drawing, sculpture, and most notably installation, Urs Fischer is known worldwide for large-scale sculptures and installations that explore a wide range of materials from popular culture, focusing on making objects borrowed from everyday life. “Everybody likes objects; everybody likes different objects,” he has said. “It comes down to what objects you want to put in your art.” One of Fischer’s primary interests is the spontaneous process of creating and destroying materials. Whether utilizing foodstuffs or more self–destructive mediums, such as soft wax that simply melts away, Fischer mines the endless possibilities of a particular material to introduce an additional dimension into the work: that of time.

His solo shows include: The Brant Foundation Art Study Center, Greenwich (2019); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco (2017); Fondation Vincent Van Gogh, Arles (2016); Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2016); DESTE Foundation Project Space, Hydra (2013); The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2013); Palazzo Grassi, Francois Pinault Foundation, Venice (2012); Kunsthalle, Wien (2012); New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York (2009).

His group shows include: Punta della Dogana, Venice (2018); Aïshti Foundation, Beirut (2016); LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Lugano (2016); Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2016); The Met Breuer, New York (2016); Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel (2016); Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin (2016, 2015, 2013); Triennale di Milano, Milan (2015); Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2015, 2012); 10th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju (2014); Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2013); Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao (2012); the Venice Biennial, Venice (2011, 2007, 2003) MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York (2009); the Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2006).

Urs Fischer
SPOON, 2019
Cast bronze, cast stainless steel, primer, gesso, oil paint
27.9 × 27.9 × 22.2 cm / 11 × 11 × 8 3/4 inches

Urs Fischer
LEG, 2019
Cast bronze, dichroic glass, fabric
8.9 × 33 × 41.9 cm / 3 1/2 × 13 × 16 1/2 inches

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SLICED HEAD, 2016
Cast bronze, wax
24.8 × 19.1 × 21.6 cm / 9 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches

Urs Fischer
DROWNED NUDE, 2016
Cast bronze, oil paint
6.3 × 14 × 9.2 cm / 2 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 3 5/8 inches

Urs Fischer
WHITE SWAN, 2016
Cast bronze, chalk gesso, rabbit skin glue, oil paint
46.4 × 38 × 21 cm / 18 1/4 × 15 × 8 1/4 inches

Urs Fischer
FIGURE HOLDING A GREEN HEAD, 2016
Cast bronze, oil paint
27.3 × 23.8 × 19.1 cm / 10 3/4 × 9 3/8 × 7 1/2 inches

Urs Fischer
GHOSTWRITER, 2016
Cast bronze, wax
21 × 18 × 16 cm / 8 1/4 × 7 × 6 1/4 inches

Urs Fischer
SCRIBBLER, 2016
Cast bronze, wax, oil paint
17.8 × 15.6 × 22.2 cm / 7 × 6 1/8 × 8 3/4 inches

Urs Fischer
CREDULOUS, 2016
Glass, ceramic silkscreen medium, two-component silicone adhesive, velvet, silicone, steel pins, acrylic paint, wax, aluminum armature
61 × 67 × 58 cm / 24 × 26 3/8 × 23 inches ciascuno / each

Urs Fischer
DAZZLED, 2016
Glass, ceramic silkscreen medium, two-component silicone adhesive, velvet, silicone, steel pins, acrylic paint, wax, aluminum armature
65 × 80 × 64 cm / 25 3/8 × 31 1/2 × 25 1/4 inches ciascuno / each

Urs Fischer
SNAIL CROSSING HELMET, 2016
Cast bronze, cast stainless steel, oil paint
29.2 × 24.4 × 31.8 cm / 11 1/2 × 9 5/8 × 12 1/2 inches

Urs Fischer
NUDE & SNAIL, 2016
Cast bronze, gesso, oil paint
15.9 × 28.3 × 16.8 cm / 6 1/4 × 11 1/8 × 6 5/8 inches

Urs Fischer
RAT PLAYING PIANO, 2016
Cast bronze
7.9 × 22.2 × 13.3 cm / 3 1/8 × 8 3/4 × 5 1/4 inches

Urs Fischer
SPENCER HOBO, 2016
Cast bronze, gesso, oil paint
21.6 × 12.7 × 10.8 cm / 8 1/2 × 5 × 4 1/4 inches

Urs Fischer
PEACH AND PEAR, 2016
Cast bronze, gesso, oil paint
14 × 12.1 × 8.9 cm / 5 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 3 1/2 inches

Urs Fischer
BIRD ON A PEAK, 2016
Cast bronze, gesso, oil paint
52.7 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm / 20 3/4 × 4 × 4 inches

Urs Fischer
CRYING HORSE, 2016
Cast bronze, gesso, oil paint
22.2 × 31.8 × 8.9 cm / 8 3/4 × 12 1/2 × 3 1/2 inches

Urs Fischer
CAT ON A CHAIR, 2016
Cast bronze, wax, oil paint
31.1 × 18.4 × 13.3 cm / 12 1/4 × 7 1/4 × 5 1/4 inches

Urs Fischer
HAPPY CHEESE, 2016
Cast bronze, oil paint
23.2 × 16.5 × 13.3 cm / 9 1/8 × 6 1/2 × 5 1/4 inches

Urs Fischer
LOW LYING CLOUD, 2016
Cast bronze, chalk gesso, rabbit skin glue, oil paint
21 × 38.7 × 19.1 cm / 8 1/4 × 15 1/4 × 7 1/2 inches

Urs Fischer
RUNAWAY TULIP, 2016
Cast bronze, gesso, oil paint
21 × 34 × 9 cm / 8 1/4 × 13 1/2 × 3 1/2 inches

Urs Fischer
ADMIRAL'S HAND, 2016
Cast bronze, wax, oil paint
9.5 × 21.6 × 15.2 cm / 4 × 8 1/2 × 6 inches

Urs Fischer
MOUSE, 2016
Cast bronze, chalk gesso, rabbit skin glue, clay bole, palladium leaf, oil paint
9.5 × 11.4 × 10.2 cm / 3 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 4 inches

Urs Fischer
MAN IN CHAIR, 2016
Cast bronze, chalk gesso, rabbit skin glue, oil paint
19.7 × 20.3 × 22.9 cm / 7 3/4 × 8 × 9 inches

Urs Fischer
7 BIRDS IN A TREE, 2016
Cast bronze, oil paint
27.3 × 31.8 × 22.9 cm / 10 3/4 × 12 1/2 × 9 inches

Urs Fischer
MAN IN CAN, 2016
Cast stainless steel, gesso, oil paint
7 × 21 × 6.5 cm / 2 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 2 1/2 inches

Urs Fischer
GHOST, 2016
Cast bronze, oil paint
9.8 × 6 × 7.6 cm / 3 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 3 inches

Urs Fischer
FOOT, 2016
Cast bronze, oil paint
16.5 × 19.7 × 15.2 cm / 6 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 6 inches

Urs Fischer
FIRE, 2016
Cast bronze, oil paint
15.2 × 14 × 12.7 cm / 6 × 5 1/2 × 5 inches

Urs Fischer
FAT CAT, 2016
Cast bronze, wax
16.5 × 46 × 19.4 cm / 6 1/2 × 18 × 7 5/8 inches