Reinhard Mucha : An Initial Suspicion

The first book to focus on Reinhard Mucha and his oeuvre.

A pathbreaking contemporary artist, Reinhard Mucha has been transforming sculpture, photography, and installation art for decades. Noted for sculptures that incorporate found objects such as chairs and signs, the artist is also known for his interest in German history. He was part of the Venice Biennale in 1990 and exhibited at the documenta X in 1997.
 
Der Mucha documents the artist’s first major exhibition since 1987, with a focus on installation art. Showcasing over sixty works, such as his contribution to the Venice Biennale, the book reveals Mucha’s ingenious command of both craft and history. Created in close cooperation with the artist, this catalog accompanies an exhibition of the same name at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf, the city where Mucha lives.

The long-awaited work monograph on the biennial and documenta artist Reinhard Mucha. … For me, things only become interesting when they contain some mysterious corner somewhere which continues to elude us. And so I am really rather sorry that Mucha was not included, because he is formally incredibly good and is nonetheless twice or three times as unfathomable. - Harald Szeemann, “Zeitinvestition zu knapp”, in: Kunstforum International, vol. 90, July–September 1987 The Düsseldorf artist Reinhard Mucha (b. 1950) exhibited his work at the Biennale in Venice in 1990 and at the documenta in Kassel in 1997. His work is regarded as one of the most important positions in contemporary art for his redefinition of sculpture, photography and installations. The catalogue accompanying the artist’s exhibition unites installations which have not been seen for many years with works from all creative phases, thereby sketching a panorama extending over forty years of artistic work. The overview volume was created in close cooperation with the artist.