Erika Trotzig: The Unmonumental
Erika Trotzig forces the potential of failure to question relentless progress.
Today we speak with Erika Trotzig, a London-based artist currently on show at the Torrance Art Museum (TAM) in Torrance, California, for Special Relationships.
Trotzig began in fashion, viewing each individual as a sculpture itself but began creating found-materials sculptures to tell a broader story on failure as a methodology. Through constructing teetering sculptures, Trotzig finds the balance of precarity to be a statement itself against the motto of continual progress.
See more of Erika Trotzig's work at ErikaTrotzig.com and follow on Instagram.
A special thank you to Torrance Art Museum for its continued support of these artists and allowing this discussion. To learn about upcoming shows visit TorranceArtMuseum.com.
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Untitled (Spiral Staircase #4), 2025 - On view at TAM, Courtesy of the artist
Coverage and interview by Eric Beal, Los Angeles Curator
