Matti Braun è nato a Berlino nel 1968; attualmente vive e lavora tra Berlino e Colonia. Si è formato alla Braunschweig’s School of Fine Art e Frankfurt’s Academy of Fine Arts. I suoi lavori sono stati esposti in importanti istituzioni internazionali: Arnolfini, Bristol (S, 2012); Kunstverein Braunschweig e Centre d’Art Contemporain Noisy-le-Sec, Parigi (S, 2010); le Crédac, Ivry-sur-Seine (G, 2010, 2009); Kunstverein Nürnberg (G, 2010); Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein di Vaduz e L’Appartement 22 di Rabat (S, 2009); Ludwig Museum, Colonia (S, 2008); Museion di Bolzano (S, G, 2008); al MuHKA di Antwerpen (G, 2008); City Gallery, Leicester (G, 2008); Bonner Kunstverein (S, 2006; G, 2006, 2005); Project Arts Centre, Dublino (S, 2005); Kunst aus Nordrhein-Westfalen (S, 2005); Museo KIASMA di Helsinki (G, 2004, 2001); Tate Liverpool (G, 2004); Witte de With (G, 2004); Center for Contemporary Art di Rotterdam (G, 2004); Kunsthalle Sankt Gallen (G, 2004); Galerie im Taxispalais di Innsbruck (G, 2003); Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam (S, 2002; G, 1999); Museum City Projects, Fukuoka (G, 2000); De Appel Foundation, Amsterdam (G, 1999); Martin-Gropous-Bau, Berlino (G, 1997). Nelle sue opere Matti Braun indaga principalmente ciò che egli definisce “fraintendimenti culturali” ed esamina il processo in cui arte ed oggetti artigianali, specifici di una cultura, entrano in stretto contatto con quelli di una cultura altra e sono di conseguenza fraintesi, mal percepiti, dando luogo ad uno slittamento di significato. Matti Braun conduce una ricerca approfondita sui prodotti culturali e sulle modalità in cui essi vengono creati e utilizzati.

Matti Braun was born in Berlin in 1968; actually he lives and works between Berlin and Cologne. He studied at Braunschweig’s School of Fine Art and at Frankfurt’s Academy of Fine Arts. His works have been exhibited in many international institutions: Arnolfini, Bristol (S, 2012); Kunstverein Braunschweig and Centre d’Art Contemporain Noisy-le-Sec, Paris (S, 2010); le Crédac, Ivry-sur-Seine (G, 2010, 2009); Kunstverein, Nürnberg (G, 2010); Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein of Vaduz and L’Appartement 22 in Rabat (S, 2009); Ludwig Museum in Colognea (S, 2008); Museion in Bolzano (S, G, 2008); MuHKA of Antwerpen (G, 2008); City Gallery of Leicester (G, 2008); Bonner Kunstverein (S, 2006; G, 2006, 2005); Project Arts Centre in Dublin (S, 2005); Kunst aus Nordrhein-Westfalen (S, 2005); KIASMA Museum in Helsinki (G, 2004, 2001); Tate,  Liverpool (G, 2004), Witte de With (G, 2004); Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam(G, 2004); Kunsthalle Sankt Gallen (G, 2004); at the Galerie im Taxispalais of Innsbruck (G: 2003); at the Stedelijk Museum Bureau in Amsterdam (S: 2002, G: 1999); at the Museum City Projects, Fukuoka (G: 2000); at the De Appel Foundation in Amsterdam (G: 1999); at Martin-Gropous-Bau in Berlin (G: 1997). Matti Braun is interested in what he terms ‘cultural misunderstandings’, his work examines the process whereby art and craft objects from one culture come into close contact with that of another and are consequently misunderstood, resulting in a shift of meaning. Braun conducts in-depth research into cultural products and how they are made and used.