Muscha (artist)

Muscha 1983 in Hamburg

Muscha , actually Jürgen Muschalek (born September 28, 1951 , † July 29, 2003 in Düsseldorf , North Rhine-Westphalia ) was a German painter , film and video artist .

Life

Muscha was Trini Trimpop's childhood friend .

He was guitarist in the band " Charley's Girls " and was known in the punk scene .

Together with Trini Trimpop, he was nominated for the Max Ophüls Prize for the film Humanes Töten (1980) . The artist 's feature film Decoder, premiered in 1984 (with Christiane Vera Felscherinow ( Christiane F. ), FM Einheit , Genesis P-Orridge and, in a supporting role, William S. Burroughs , among others ) advanced to become a cult film in the punk scene .

Muscha ended his life by suicide in 2003 .

personal data
SURNAME	Muscha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Muschalek, Jürgen (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German painter, film and video artist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 28, 1951
DATE OF DEATH	July 29, 2003
Place of death	Düsseldorf , North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany