Ursus Wehrli
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Ursus Wehrli (born 1969) is a Swiss comedian and artist. He makes books in which he humorously "tidies up" works of art.[http://www.kunstaufraeumen.ch/en/books Books], www.kunstaufraeumen.ch (page visited on 13 April 2013).[http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/ursus_wehrli_tidies_up_art.html "Ursus Wehrli tidies up art"], TED talk, filmed in February 2006 and posted in November 2008 (page visited on 13 April 2013).[http://www.ted.com/speakers/ursus_wehrli.html Ursus Wehrli], profile on TED.com (page visited on 13 April 2013).
In 2012, he designed a stamp for the Swiss Post.[https://www.post.ch/en/about-us/company/media/press-releases/2012/spring-stamp-collection Spring stamp collection], Swiss Post, press release dated 8 May 2012 (page visited on 11 December 2016).[http://www.post.ch/en/post-startseite/post-konzern/post-medien/post-medienmitteilungen/post-mm12-briefmarken-fruehling/post-mm12-neuerscheinungen-2-download/ph-2012-2-ursus-wehrli-100.jpg "Ursus Wehrli - tidying up art"], special 1.00 franc stamp, Swiss Post (page visited on 13 April 2013).
Books
- Kunst aufräumen, Zürich, Kein & Aber, 2002, {{ISBN|3-0369-5200-4}}.
- Noch mehr Kunst aufräumen, Zürich, Kein & Aber, 2004, {{ISBN|3-03-695223-3}}.
- Both volumes were published also in French, Italian and English:
- L'art en bazar, Éditions Milan (Fr.)
- L'arte a soqquadro, Edizione il Castoro (Itl.)
- Tidying Up Art, Prestel Publishing (Engl.)
- Die Kunst, aufzuräumen, Zürich, Kein & Aber, 2011, {{ISBN|3-03-695297-7}}.
Notes and references
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See also
External links
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- [http://www.kunstaufraeumen.ch/en Official website]
- [http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/ursus_wehrli_tidies_up_art.html "Ursus Wehrli tidies up art" (TED talk, 2006)]
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Category:Swiss contemporary artists