Wurtz is known for his transformations of commonplace materials into sculptures.[3] Wurtz's sculptures are characterized by an appreciation for the ubiquitous, common-place items he uses: plastic grocery bags, disposable baking trays, coat hangers, tuna tins, buttons, shoelaces, cardboard, and construction lumber.[4]
Wurtz's work has been described as a "bricolage of found objects."[1] He has shown his work widely in solo and group exhibitions internationally. He works in a variety of scales from small-scale sculptures to large-scale public sculptures. In 2015, The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, United Kingdom mounted a retrospective exhibition of the artist's work that traveled to La Casa Encendida in Madrid through 2016.[3][5] In 2018, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles mounted a major solo exhibition of his work, This Has No Name.[6]
His work has been reviewed in the New York Times,[7] Artsy,[8] Surface,[9] Artforum,[10] Frieze,[4] among other publications.
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