Karin Apollonia Müller

author · photographer

German[1] b. 1963, Heidelberg, Germany[1] active 1990–present

Karin Apollonia Müller (born 1963, Heidelberg, Germany) is a contemporary German photographer and visual artist. Her work explores themes of landscape, architecture, and the interaction between humans and the environment. She has lived in California, USA, and Europe, and her photographs are included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the International Fashion Museum (IFA) in Germany, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. She has received numerous international awards and commissions, including from the Lannan Foundation and the J. Paul Getty Foundation. Her photographic projects often investigate the aesthetics of the 'New Landscape' and the tension within modern urban spaces.[1,2]

  • Landscape
  • Architecture
  • Human-environment interaction
  • Urban space

Books

Works by Karin Apollonia Müller

  • 2001 Angels in Fall Kruse Verlag · book · English · ISBN 9780714844336 Monograph featuring the work of Karin Apollonia Müller.
  • 2009 On Edge Nazraeli Press · book
  • 2012 Timber Cove Nazraeli Press · book

Exhibitions

  • 2020 Far Out, Citylights Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada, USA · solo
  • 2019 Properties of human beings Kunstwerden, Essen, Deutschland · solo
  • 2014 World’s Edge Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA, USA · solo
  • 2012 Gate Julie Saul Gallery, New York, USA · solo
  • 2003 Angels in Fall Van der Grinten Galerie, Köln, Germany · solo
  • 2009 Into the Sunset: Photography‘s Image of the American West MoMA – The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA · group

Awards

  • 2022 Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn, Germany
  • 2021 VG Bild-Kunst Neustart Kultur Bonn, Germany
  • 1995 Kodak European Panorama of Young Photography Award Arles, France
  • 1992 Award of Science Essen, Germany

References

  1. Karin Apollonia Müller. Wikipedia link
  2. Angels in Fall. 2001 link