Henri Michaux was a liminal character; he was resistant and reluctant, an individualist, someone who propagated complexity and refused comfort. In his art and literature, both of which he mastered like no other yet still considered separate entities, he searched for the gaps, for the worlds in between. His automatic paintings are linked to his search for traces, a deeply human understanding of life and its multiple effects through new perspectives that need to be continuously created from scratch. His experience with hallucinogenic substances and his criticism of conventional ideas of how to deal with space artistically influenced him throughout his life. In 1985, shortly after Michaux’s death in 1984, the first exhibition of his work took place at Fred Jahn in Maximilianstraße in Munich. A comprehensive publication has been released to mark the artist's solo exhibition “Saying No” at Jahn und Jahn in Munich in October 2020.
