Ulrike Müller
Ulrike Müller mobilises vocabularies of colour and shape that are politically and emotionally charged and encourage figurative readings. Alongside small-scale paintings in vitreous enamel, Müller also produces expansive wall paintings, publications, prints and textiles.
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2023 For Now, Meyer Kainer Gallery, Wien. 2022 On Edge, Vielmetter Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US). 2021 Moving Parts, Callicoon Fine Arts, New York, NY (US)
2018 Ulrike Müller: Container, curated by Eva Birkenstock, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf (DE). 2015 Ulrike Müller: The old expressions are with us always and there are always others, curated by Manuela Ammer, mumok - Museum Moderner Kunst, Stiftung Ludwig Wien
Group Exhibitions
2022 The Animal Within, curated by Manuela Ammer and Ulrike Müller, mumok - Museum Moderner Kunst, Stiftung Ludwig Wien. 2019 May You Live in Interesting Times, curated by Ralph Rugoff, 58th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale, Venice (IT). 2018 The 57th Carnegie International, curated by Ingrid Schaffner, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, PA (US). 2017 The Whitney Biennial, curated by Christopher Y. Lew and Mia Locks, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (US)
Publications
Recent reviews and conversations
What Kind of Zoo is the Museum? Conversation between Manuela Ammer and Ulrike Müller, mumok insider, September 2022. Smith, Roberta. 4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now: Threads, The New York Times, February 24, 2021. Amy Zion & Ulrike Müller.The Conference of the Animals: Conversation between the Curator Amy Zion and the Artist Ulrike Müller, Springerin, Winter/Spring-2020/2021. Handy, Bruce. Can Kid Art Be Real Art?, The New Yorker, Talk of the Town, December 14, 2020. Gregg Bordowitz. It’s a Small World (After All) Greg Bordowitz on “The Conference of the Animals”, ArtForum, March 2020 issue. Stillman, Steel. Ulrike Müller: In the Studio, Art in America, November 2019. Nadja Abt, Charged Freight, Texte Zur Kunst, March 2019, Issue No. 113
