The Memo Book: The Films and Videos of Matthias Müller

Major new publication on the film, video and installation work of German artist Matthias Müller. Published in a bilingual (English/German) edition and illustrated in full colour, The Memo Book contains specially commissioned essays on different aspects of Müller's work as well as an extensive interview by Scott MacDonald. MatthiasMüller, born in 1961, is a filmmaker as well as a visual artist working in video and photography. He began in the Super-8 movement, first drawing international attention with the "Alte Kinder" film cooperative, founded in 1985. For over fifteen years his work has been seen at international festivals such as Cannes, Venice, and Berlin. The films and videos of Matthias Müller have received many prizes, including the Deutsche Filmkritik prize in 1991, 1997, and 2000; top prizes from the Oberhausen Short Film Festival and the short and experimental film festivals in Madrid, Vila do Conde, Basle, and Ann Arbor; and the annual prize from the Verband der Deutschen Kritiker. His work has also been seen in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the documenta X and the Manifesta 3. Museums such as the Whitney Museum, the New York Museum of Modern Art, and the Muse du Louvre in Paris have shown Müller's work. His films and videos are in the collections of such institutions as the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, the Tate Modern, London, and the Goetz Sammlung, Munich. Müller is represented by five different galleries in various cities: Berlin, Madrid, London, and New York. He was named professor for experimental film at the Kunsthochschule für Medien in Cologne in 2003. Authors: Stefanie Schulte Strathaus (editor), Scott MacDonald, Dirk Schaefer, Michael Girke, Volker Pantenburg, Robin Curtis, Christa Blümlinger