Moki Cherry
Swedish interdisciplinary artist and designer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moki Cherry (born Monika Marianne Karlsson; 8 February 1943 – 29 August 2009) was a Swedish interdisciplinary artist and designer who worked in textiles, fashion design, woodworks, painting, collage, ceramics, and set design. Her practice traversed the worlds of art, music, and theater with diverse influences such as Indian art and music, Tibetan Buddhism, fashion, traditional folk arts and dress, abstraction, cartoons, and Pop art.[1] From 1977 she split her time living between Tågarp, Sweden and Long Island City in New York, USA. Moki collaborated with her husband, the American jazz trumpeter, Don Cherry, throughout her lifetime – they performed in concerts as Organic Music, where her artworks were also displayed, and ran workshops for children. Her designs also appeared on Don's album covers and as costumes worn by him in concert.[2]
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![]() Cherry, sometime in the 1980s | |
Born | Monika Marianne Karlsson (1943-02-08)8 February 1943 Koler, Sweden |
Died | 29 August 2009(2009-08-29) (aged 66) Tågarp, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Education | Beckmans Design School, Stockholm |
Style | Textile appliqué, woodworks, painting, ceramics, set design, sculpture and collage |
Partner | Don Cherry (trumpeter) |
Children | Neneh Cherry, Eagle-Eye Cherry |
Website | mokicherry |