Willem Müller

Willem Müller is the Chancellor and a legal advisor at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart since 2025. He combines his expertise in law with a prominent career in visual arts, holding exhibitions internationally. His academic affiliations include the Rectorate, Senate, and University Council at the academy.

• LL.M. in Intellectual Property & Media Law, Humboldt University Berlin
• Diploma in Fine Arts, University of Fine Arts Hamburg
• Second State Examination in Law, Berlin

Research & Artistic Focus: Müller's work explores apocalyptic landscapes, urban wilderness, and the illusion of painting. His monograph "Apocalypse as a Beginning" (Kerber Verlag, 2021) and exhibitions like "Force of Nature" (2022) and "Trust" (2024) highlight themes merging environmental consciousness with artistic abstraction.

His legal career spans roles as Head of Legal at the Federal Association of the Music Industry (2014–2021) and self-employed lawyer (2012–2014), focusing on IP and media law intersections with the arts.

Labs/Projects: Müller spearheads interdisciplinary initiatives at ABK Stuttgart, including the 2024 Herbstsalon and biennales like the East Frisia Biennale (2022), emphasizing collaborative art-science dialogues.