Ursus Wehrli

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Ursus Wehrli (2011)

Ursus Wehrli (born 1969) is a Swiss comedian and artist. He makes books in which he humorously "tidies up" works of art. [1] [2] [3]

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In 2012, he designed a stamp for the Swiss Post. [4] [5]

Books

Notes and references

  1. Books, www.kunstaufraeumen.ch (page visited on 13 April 2013).
  2. "Ursus Wehrli tidies up art", TED talk, filmed in February 2006 and posted in November 2008 (page visited on 13 April 2013).
  3. Ursus Wehrli, profile on TED.com (page visited on 13 April 2013).
  4. Spring stamp collection, Swiss Post, press release dated 8 May 2012 (page visited on 11 December 2016).
  5. "Ursus Wehrli - tidying up art", special 1.00 franc stamp, Swiss Post (page visited on 13 April 2013).

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