M/M (Paris) is a creative partnership between Mathias Augustyniak (born 1967 in Cavaillon) and Michael Amzalag (born 1968 in Paris), founded in 1992. Working within the framework of language and design, they practice across many cultural fields. Unfettered by the structures of disciplinary boundaries, these self-described artists perceive their professional title to be Strategic Creative Directors. From their Parisian studio,
M/M has worked and developed strong relationships with musicians (Björk, Madonna, Jean-Louis Murat...); contemporary artists (
Philippe Parreno,
Pierre Huyghe,
Liam Gillick,
Sarah Morris,
Gabriela Fridriksdottir,
François Curlet,
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster...); fashion designers (Yohji Yamamoto, Jil Sander, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Stella McCartney…); and magazines (
Vogue Paris,
i-D,
Purple Fashion,
Arena Homme+,
Interview,
Frog,
eDEN,
Stream,
Documents sur l'art...); and with cultural institutions (
Palais de Tokyo, Musée d'Art Moderne and Centre Pompidou in Paris,
Le Consortium in Dijon, The Desde Foundation in Athens, the Serpentine Gallery in London…).
M/M (Paris) is also developing a specific editorial program under his own name. The core project of the publishing house is a collection of albums sharing the same format, released in limited and numbered editions. Each volume will showcase different M/M (Paris) practices and differing points of view. From a book of drawings to documenting an exhibition, from the history of a song or a recipe to the unexpected discovery of a curious personality, this collection aims to produce a subjective encyclopedia as seen through the four eyes and two brains of the founders of
M/M (Paris).
