Current
3.2 – 17.2 2026
Ruben Müller:When Everything Falls
3-5 Swallow Street Project Space
Huxley-Parlour is pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings by German artist Ruben Müller at the gallery’s Swallow Street project space, opening February 2026. Presented as part of Conduit – Huxley-Parlour’s new curated programme of two-week, solo exhibitions – this presentation marks Müller’s first exhibition with the gallery and in the United Kingdom.
Müller’s artistic practice searches for the eternal and unchanging within modernity, portraying anonymous figures engaged in everyday gestures. Drawing from the richly textured imagery of Old Master paintings and photographs from his personal experiences, he constructs scenes that balance recognition with the unknown. While seemingly familiar, his figures remain deliberately withheld, inviting viewers to project their own interpretations while ultimately resisting intimacy.
Across subdued, meticulously composed canvases, Müller evokes a sense of theatrical nostalgia. His paintings operate much like stages on which nothing overtly dramatic occurs, yet every detail is carefully orchestrated. Mundane actions gain quiet significance, set within atmospheres shaped by subtle tension, as if foreshadowing events just beyond the frame. Figures, animals and landscapes are rendered with both precision and restraint, their muted colour palettes and measured compositions reinforcing a mood of suspended anticipation.
The Studio
[HP] What is one thing you couldn’t live without in your studio. [RM] My books.
[HP] Where do you go to feel energised creatively. [RM] To a museum. I live and work in Dresden, not a huge city, but it still has some great museums. Visiting friends’ studios is also always a good idea.
[HP] Describe where you produce your work, and why you chose that space. [RM] I share a group studio near my home. Back at university, I really enjoyed the exchange with others, and I’m glad that such a community still exists.
[HP] If you could choose one word to describe your work, what would it be. [RM] Memories.
The Works
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Ruben Müller
Low Hanging Fruit (Andarsa por las ramas)
2025
Oil on canvas
Ruben Müller
Touch
2025
Oil on canvas
Ruben Müller
Memo
2025
Oil on canvas
Ruben Müller
Lamb Carrier
2025
Oil on canvas
Ruben Müller
List
2025
Oil on canvas
Ruben Müller
Pomegranate
2025
Oil on canvas
Ruben Müller
Rosa (herders)
2025
Oil on canvas
Ruben Müller
Sheep Carrier
2025
Oil on canvas
The Exhibition
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B. Germany1990
Biography
Ruben Müller’s paintings search for the eternal and unchanging side of modernity through the depiction of seemingly solitary figures engaged in everyday gestures. Drawing influence from both the richly textured imagery of Old Masters paintings and photographs from his personal experiences, Müller constructs scenes that feel both familiar and unknown. His subjects are intentionally anonymous, allowing viewers to supplement the artist’s lived experiences with their own realities, while maintaining a barrier that ultimately prevents contact. Through subdued atmospheres and carefully staged moments, his works evoke a sense of theatrical nostalgia, creating scenes in which both everything and nothing are private.
Müller was born in Mönchengladbach, Germany in 1990. He graduated from the University of Fine Arts Dresden with an MFA in 2019. Müller’s work has been exhibited internationally including at Galerie Ursula Walter, Dresden, the Stadtarchiv Dresden, the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf, the Usedomer Kunstverein, Heringsdorf, KLAGG Artspace, Dresden, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin, Kunstverein Meißen,, and participation in WIN/WIN at Museum Gunzenhauser, Chemnitz in 2024. Müller currently lives and works in Dresden, Germany.
Ruben Müller:When Everything Falls
3.2 - 17.2.2026
Current
Hours
Monday to Friday, 10:00am - 5:30pm
Gallery
3-5 Swallow Street, Project Space
London
W1B 4DE