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Summary of Urs Fischer

A fascination with the collision of random objects is the driving force behind artist Urs Fischer's artistic endeavors. He admits that this illustrates his passion for the "inner mechanics of duality." When he pairs objects or material together to make his work, he questions what happens when two specific objects meet in an imagined space. Since the 1990s, he's been making artwork, most notably sculpture, which emphasizes the way his chosen subjects, images, or materials relate to, and affect each other. In his hands, seemingly disparate items form a special bond, oftentimes temporary, inviting the audience in to ponder not only the relationship, but also the inevitable decay of all constructions. Although his subversive approach to art reflects influence by earlier anti-art movements such as Neo-Dada, Situationist International or Lost Art, Fischer's unique contribution stems from his ability to infuse items with a life of their own, putting them on a pedestal to jostle our perspectives out from beneath the status quo.

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  Urs Fischer (artist)

  Swiss installation artist

  Urs Fischer
  Born	1973 (age 51–52) Zürich, Switzerland
  Known for	Artist
  Website	ursfischer.com

  Urs Fischer (born 1973) is a Swiss-born contemporary visual artist living in New York City and Los Angeles. Fischer’s practice includes sculpture, installation, photography, and digitally-mediated images.

  Early life and education

  Born to two doctors as the second of two children in 1973,^[1] Fischer studied at the Schule für Gestaltung in Zurich, Switzerland.^[2] After the basic, first-year course in art and design, he enrolled in the school's photography department, and supported himself by working as a bouncer at Zurich night clubs and house parties.^[1]

  Career

  Fischer moved to Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in 1993, aged 19, and had his first solo show at a gallery in Zurich in 1996. He later lived in London, Los Angeles, and Berlin, before moving to New York City.^[1] In Berlin and New York, he shared studios with fellow artist Rudolf St

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  Urs Fischer is a renowned Swiss artist based in New York City known for his audacious, genre-defying works that seamlessly blend sculpture, installation, photography, and digital media. With an irreverent yet meticulous approach, Fischer transforms everyday objects into conceptual pieces that challenge perceptions and materials. Born in Zurich, Fischer initially studied photography before relocating to Amsterdam, then London, and eventually settling in New York in 2003. His early works featured unexpected interventions on furniture and other household items, covering them in everything from bread to rubber or wax to underscore the unstable nature of form. Fischer's practice evolved to include ambitious, room-sized sculptural environments constructed from moldable materials like clay, wax, aluminum, and concrete. His iconic "Untitled" lamp sculpture from 2011 melds a seemingly liquefied classical nude statue collapsing over a metal lamp base, simultaneously monumental yet ephemeral. Other major pieces depict sizable, contorted replicas of rain-soaked towels and fruit dist