Christian Philipp Müller
Christian Philipp Müller (born November 2, 1957 in Biel , town of Oftringen (AG)) is a Swiss conceptual artist , photographer and sculptor .
After training as a typesetter , book designer and typographer , Müller attended the F + F School for Experimental Design in Zurich from 1982 to 1984 , where “performance-like body actions played an important role”. Müller moved to the Düsseldorf Art Academy until 1988 , where he was initially a guest student with Jürgen Partenheimer and then studied in Fritz Schwegler's class . In 1985 he became assistant to Kasper König , who held a chair for “Art in Public Spaces” in Düsseldorf. In 1987 he took over the typographic design of the appearance of the King's exhibition “ Sculpture.Projects Münster”.
In 1993 Müller represented Austria together with Gerwald Rockenschaub and Andrea Fraser at the Biennale di Venezia and, based on a recommendation by Hans Haacke, received a visiting professorship for sculpture at the Cooper Union in New York in 1994 . In 1997 he took part in Documenta X , Kassel, where he remembered the earlier Documenta works by Joseph Beuys “7000 Eichen” and Walter de Maria “ Vertical Earth Kilometer ” with a reflection on art in public space .
In 2011, Müller was appointed rector of the Kunsthochschule Kassel as the successor to Karin Stempel . In 2013 he took part in documenta 13. In 2016 he received the Prix Meret Oppenheim .
literature
- Adam Budak (Ed.): Manifesta7. The European Biennial of Contemporary Art . Alto Adige / South Tyrol 2008. Silvana Editoriale, Milan, 2008
- Peter Weibel (Ed.): Context Art. 90s art . König, Cologne, 1994
- Helmut Draxler: Christian Philipp Müller: Fixed values. Value fixes. Vaste Waarden. Fixed values . Palais des beaux-arts, Brussels, 1991
- Yves Aupetitallot and others: Christian Philipp Müller. Porte bonheur. Good luck charm . Saint-Etienne, Maison de la Culture et de la Communication, Saint-Etienne, 1989
Web links
- Literature by and about Christian Philipp Müller in the catalog of the German National Library
- Christian Philipp Müller on kunstaspekte.de
- Website of the artist
- Christian Philipp Müller at sikart.ch
- Texts on Art No. 75
Individual evidence
- ^ Statement by Christian Philipp Müller
- ↑ Paul Sztulman: Christian Philipp Müller . In: Documenta X , Kurzführer, ISBN 3-89322-938-8 , pp. 161, 162, 305.
- ^ Art college: Christian Philipp Müller is the designated rector . In: HNA.online.de of July 5, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Christian Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss photo and video artist, concept artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Biel |