Johan Muyle

A sweeping overview of the work of a prominent Belgian visual artist This handsome volume traces the work and career of Belgian visual artist Johan Muyle (b. 1956) from his early assemblages of found materials to his monumental paintings and recent motorized sculptures. Considered one of the most significant Belgian artists of his generation, Muyles work has been exhibited internationally since the 1980s. In this book, a series of thematic chapters situate Muyles oeuvre within the political and artistic context of the past thirty years and analyze the prolific artists critical responses to concerns including religious extremism and the disappearance of collective utopias. Distributed for Mercatorfonds Exhibition Schedule: MACs Grand Hornu, MONS, Belgium November 29, 2020April 18, 2021