{"title":"Armin Müller","description":"\u003cp\u003eArmin Müller's work delves into the intricate intersections of arts and culture, offering readers a thought-provoking exploration of contemporary creative expression. His writing often challenges conventional perspectives, inviting a deeper reflection on authenticity and artistic identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a distinctive voice that blends critical insight and imaginative narrative, Müller's books, such as \u003cem\u003eFake Books\u003c\/em\u003e, engage with themes that resonate across both the art world and cultural discourse. His contributions are essential for anyone interested in the evolving landscape of modern art and its cultural implications.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fake-books-by-armin-muller-9783716518595","title":"Fake Books","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBourgeois scholarship as disguise: \u003cem\u003eFake Books\u003c\/em\u003e are objects that simulate the most important carriers of knowledge and culture by subverting fundamental functions such as visualisation, information, or entertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost of these \"book simulators\" are beautiful containers, which serve for storing—or hiding—approximately everything. The viewer is always confronted by the discrepancy between appearance and being, between form and function.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArmin Müller has collected book dummies of very different sizes, styles, and provenances from different eras: art-historically valuable, technically sophisticated, and historically exciting pieces, but also kitsch of all kinds. The imaginative and creative richness of camouflage and illusion seems to be inexhaustible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383794548972,"sku":"9783716518595","price":120.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6777263483511.jpg?v=1773380850"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/armin-muller.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}