Michael Müller. Ernstes Spiel Vol 1.4

This fourth volume in the planned catalogue raisonné of Michael Müller is dedicated to the monumental painting Der geschenkte Tag, created for Müller’s exhibition at the Städel Museum in 2022. The 24-part painting, as well as the exhibition as a whole, elaborate on the Greek myth of the twins Castor and Pollux, the Dioscuri. The volume includes textual sources, an interview with the artist, myriad essays, and a contemporary retelling of the story of the Dioscuri by Stanley Lombardo. In addition to the history of the works’ creation, the publication includes a compilation of historical textual sources, an extensive interview with the artist, essays, and a lyrical composition by American literary scholar and translator Stanley Lombardo will update the story of the Dioscuri for the 21st century. Accompanying essays by Hubertus von Amelunxen, Stanley Lombardo, Lukas Töpfer, Cora von Pape and Rudolf Zwirner, poems by Stanley Lombardo and Michael Krüger, a foreword by Svenja Grossewr and introductory words by Philipp Demandt.
ISBN 9783422997257. Deutscher Kunstverlag. hb. 160 pages. 50 colour ills. 31.5 x 24 cm.
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