Representing The Work
From: 17.11.2018 - 12.01.2019
Untitled (5 Lecture Boards), 2018
Untitled (5 Lecture Boards), 2018
Permanent Marker on 5 Whiteboards
189 x 157 x 60 cm / each
Unique
Untitled (5 Lecture Boards), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (5 Lecture Boards), 2018 (Detail)
Permanent Marker on 5 Whiteboards
189 x 157 x 60 cm / each
Unique
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Untitled (5 Lecture Boards), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (5 Lecture Boards), 2018 (Detail)
Permanent Marker on 5 Whiteboards
189 x 157 x 60 cm / each
Unique
Untitled (269 words from the birth to death list), 2018
Untitled (269 words from the birth to death list), 2018
Set of 270 drawings, ink on paper
29,7 x 21 cm / each
Unique
Untitled (269 words from the birth to death list), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (269 words from the birth to death list), 2018 (Detail)
Set of 270 drawings, ink on paper
29,7 x 21 cm / each
Unique
Untitled (269 words from the birth to death list), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (269 words from the birth to death list), 2018 (Detail)
Set of 270 drawings, ink on paper
29,7 x 21 cm / each
Unique
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Untitled (signs from cosmology), 2018
Untitled (signs from cosmology), 2018
Gesso and china marker on cotton
260 x 240 cm
Unique
Untitled (signs from cosmology), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (signs from cosmology), 2018 (Detail)
Gesso and china marker on cotton
260 x 240 cm
Unique
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Untitled (Notating the notebooks from the Archive of American Art), 2018
Untitled (Notating the notebooks from the Archive of American Art), 2018
Scans of three notebooks, presented on tablet
Loop
Unique
Untitled (Notating the notebooks from the Archive of American Art), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Notating the notebooks from the Archive of American Art), 2018 (Detail)
Scans of three notebooks, presented on tablet
Loop
Unique
Untitled (Notating the notebooks from the Archive of American Art), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Notating the notebooks from the Archive of American Art), 2018 (Detail)
Scans of three notebooks, presented on tablet
Loop
Unique
Untitled (Notating the notebooks from the Archive of American Art), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Notating the notebooks from the Archive of American Art), 2018 (Detail)
Scans of three notebooks, presented on tablet
Loop
Unique
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Untitled (Board for Representing the work), 2018
Untitled (Board for Representing the work), 2018
Set of 45 works on paper
2 x (42 x 29,7 cm), 18 x (29,7 x 21 cm), 25 x (14,8 x 21 cm)
Unique
Untitled (Board for Representing the work), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Board for Representing the work), 2018 (Detail)
Set of 45 works on paper
2 x (42 x 29,7 cm), 18 x (29,7 x 21 cm), 25 x (14,8 x 21 cm)
Unique
Untitled (Board for Representing the work), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Board for Representing the work), 2018 (Detail)
Set of 45 works on paper
2 x (42 x 29,7 cm), 18 x (29,7 x 21 cm), 25 x (14,8 x 21 cm)
Unique
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Untitled (Details from imaginary universe), 2018
Untitled (Details from imaginary universe), 2018
Archival inkjet print, gesso and china marker on cotton
260 x 150 cm
Unique
Untitled (Details from imaginary universe), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Details from imaginary universe), 2018 (Detail)
Archival inkjet print, gesso and china marker on cotton
260 x 150 cm
Unique
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Untitled (Birth to death list), 2018
Untitled (Birth to death list), 2018
Gesso, china marker and ink on cotton
260 x 150 cm
Unique
Untitled (Birth to death list), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Birth to death list), 2018 (Detail)
Gesso, china marker and ink on cotton
260 x 150 cm
Unique
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Untitled (Photographs), 2018
Untitled (Photographs), 2018
Archival inkjet prints and gesso on cotton
260 x 240 cm
Unique
Untitled (Photographs), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Photographs), 2018 (Detail)
Archival inkjet prints and gesso on cotton
260 x 240 cm
Unique
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Untitled (Kunstmuseum Luzern), 1993/2018
Untitled (Kunstmuseum Luzern), 1993/2018
Set of 464 b/w photographs
10 x 15 cm cada / each
Unique
Untitled (Kunstmuseum Luzern), 1993/2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Kunstmuseum Luzern), 1993/2018 (Detail)
Set of 464 b/w photographs
10 x 15 cm cada / each
Unique
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Untitled (Chart Nr.1), 2018
Untitled (Chart Nr.1), 2018
Acryl, china marker and ink on cotton
260 x 150 cm
Unique
Untitled (Chart Nr.1), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Chart Nr.1), 2018 (Detail)
Acryl, china marker and ink on cotton
260 x 150 cm
Unique
Untitled (Chart Nr.2), 2018
Untitled (Chart Nr.2), 2018
Acryl, china marker and ink on cotton
260 x 150 cm
Unique
Untitled (Chart Nr.2), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Chart Nr.2), 2018 (Detail)
Acryl, china marker and ink on cotton
260 x 150 cm
Unique
Untitled (Signs from the Magasin banners), 2018
Untitled (Signs from the Magasin banners), 2018
Gesso and china marker and ink on cotton
260 x 240 cm
Unique
Untitled (Signs from the Magasin banners), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Signs from the Magasin banners), 2018 (Detail)
Gesso and china marker and ink on cotton
260 x 240 cm
Unique
Untitled (All I see are light patterns), 2018
Untitled (All I see are light patterns), 2018
Colored papers and gesso on cotton
260 x 240 cm
Unique
Untitled (All I see are light patterns), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (All I see are light patterns), 2018 (Detail)
Colored papers and gesso on cotton
260 x 240 cm
Unique
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Untitled (Man broken up), 2018
Untitled (Man broken up), 2018
Acryl, gesso and china marker on cotton
260 x 150 cm
Unique
Untitled (Man broken up), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Man broken up), 2018 (Detail)
Acryl, gesso and china marker on cotton
260 x 150 cm
Unique
Untitled (Details from fictional realities), 2018
Untitled (Details from fictional realities), 2018
Gesso, ink and china marker on cotton
260 x 150 cm
Unique
Untitled (Details from fictional realities), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Details from fictional realities), 2018 (Detail)
Gesso, ink and china marker on cotton
260 x 150 cm
Unique
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Untitled (Performance at Tate), 2018
Untitled (Performance at Tate), 2018
Oil stick rubbing and archival inkjet print on canvas (8 parts)
37 x 53 x 2 cm each
Unique
Untitled (Performance at Tate), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Performance at Tate), 2018 (Detail)
Oil stick rubbing and archival inkjet print on canvas (8 parts)
37 x 53 x 2 cm each
Unique
Untitled (Notebook), 2018
Untitled (Notebook), 2018
Oil stick rubbing and archival inkjet print on canvas (8 parts)
37 x 53 x 2 cm each
Unique
Untitled (Notebook), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Notebook), 2018 (Detail)
Oil stick rubbing and archival inkjet print on canvas (8 parts)
37 x 53 x 2 cm each
Unique
Untitled (Lecture Performance at Franklin Furnace), 2018
Untitled (Lecture Performance at Franklin Furnace), 2018
Oil stick rubbing and archival inkjet print on canvas (8 parts)
37 x 53 x 2 cm each
Unique
Untitled (Lecture Performance at Franklin Furnace), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Lecture Performance at Franklin Furnace), 2018 (Detail)
Oil stick rubbing and archival inkjet print on canvas (8 parts)
37 x 53 x 2 cm each
Unique
Untitled (Studio), 2018
Untitled (Studio), 2018
Oil stick rubbing and archival inkjet print on canvas (8 parts)
37 x 53 x 2 cm each
Unique
Untitled (Studio), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Studio), 2018 (Detail)
Oil stick rubbing and archival inkjet print on canvas (8 parts)
37 x 53 x 2 cm each
Unique
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Installation view: Representing The Work, ProjecteSD
Untitled (Chart 82/83), 2018
Untitled (Chart 82/83), 2018
Oil stick rubbing on canvas (2 parts)
200 x 200 x 4,5 cm each
Overall dimension: 200 x 400 x 4,5 cm
Untitled (Chart 82/83), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Chart 82/83), 2018 (Detail)
Oil stick rubbing on canvas (2 parts)
200 x 200 x 4,5 cm each
Overall dimension: 200 x 400 x 4,5 cm
Untitled (Chart 82/83), 2018
Untitled (Chart 82/83), 2018
Oil stick rubbing on canvas (2 parts)
200 x 200 x 4,5 cm each
Overall dimension: 200 x 400 x 4,5 cm
Untitled (Chart 82/83), 2018 (Detail)
Untitled (Chart 82/83), 2018 (Detail)
Oil stick rubbing on canvas (2 parts)
200 x 200 x 4,5 cm each
Overall dimension: 200 x 400 x 4,5 cm
Representing The Work
Matt Mullican’s work is the product of a detailed, near-obsessive introspection, devised as an elaborate attempt to duplicate externally the vast complex of inner representations which add up to his understanding of the world he lives in. Through the use of all conceivable media — drawings, readings, performances, rubbings, posters, signs, sculptures, animations, banners, etc., Matt Mullican has undertaken to re-create a multidimensional picture, a comprehensive project towards the goal of representing his world. And to do that he works to reconstruct it in every aspect, piece by piece, detail to detail. He constructs, assimilates, disintegrates, modifies, accumulates to deliver a complex, poignant and sometimes wondrous, but always fascinating oeuvre.
Text extracted from Matt Mullican’s World by Allan McCollum, 1979, originally published in Reallife Magazine New York, Winter 1980.