Michael Müller. Ernstes Spiel. Catalogue Raisonné Vol. 1.1

TheBerlin-based, German-British-Indian artist Michael Müller, born in Ingelheim amRhein in 1970, explores the aesthetics and visualisation of complex thoughtprocesses in his artistic production. The conceptual artist's extremelydiverse, constantly expanding oeuvre defi es one-sided interpretation orclassification. Michael Müller works with different forms of artisticexpression, continually expanding them; he combines works on paper withpainting, texts, sculpture, objets trouvés, music and performance - and alsosees curating as artistic practice. His large-format paintings, drawings, installations and sculptures, on which he works over periods of several months, are exhibited internationally. Michael Müller studied sculpture and fi ne artsat the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf and has taught as a visiting professor at theUniversität der Künste Berlin. Comprising over 40 volumes with the ambiguoustitle "Ernstes Spiel" (Serious Play), the planned catalogue raisonné of MichaelMüller's art is a unique undertaking. It will introduce the near inexhaustibleoeuvre with close collaboration from the artist himself, providing acomprehensive overview of the painting and graphic art, sculpture, installations and performances. In addition, it will present Müller's texts, which cover a spectrum of different disciplines - the natural sciences, poetryand linguistics, philosophy, and music. The catalogue raisonné, published inGerman, English and Chinese, is a project spanning several decades and, inaddition to detailed documentation, will also offer a classification ofMüller's art by renowned authors.