Thomas Schulte

Galerie Thomas Schulte is very pleased to present two parallel exhibitions "Anton im Bastrock" and "Bikini on Mars" by Michael Müller, both opening as part of Gallery Weekend Berlin this September. It will be the first solo presentation by the artist at the gallery following his extensive cycle of “18 Exhibitions” (2013 to 2017). As Michael Müller has primarily been known for his conceptually complex, multilayered installations and performances, the new exhibitions will additionally be the first to focus on Müller’s painterly oeuvre. As part of the show "Anton im Bastrock," Müller present a number of new programmatic painting series: “In front and behind the glass”, “Handicap”, “Difficult Paintings”, “Abstract Autogamy”, “Entangled Works”, and “Power of Judgement.” In these groups of works, Müller examines the classical approaches, methods and techniques of painting—its formats, materials, presentation and perception—and questions the learned approaches and expectations of painting. The large-format series of paintings are each dedicated to different aspects of the painterly process.

After the first display presented during Gallery Weekend Berlin, a second iteration of the exhibition will be installed halfway through its runtime under the title "Aesthetic Judgment and Selflessness." In this second display, all elements of installation will be removed from the exhibition space and the paintings will be presented in a classically reduced and concentrated form.