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Endorsement
Immersing oneself in a work of art is to forget everything else. We experience this in exhibitions
and studios. Books also have this unique quality. Some offer us a universe in which we can lose or findourselves. This book, with the unique perspective it offers, aims to be just that – the cosmos of Annick Tonti – a space where the reader can approach her exquisite works from different angles, sparking a sense of intrigue and discovery. Annick Tonti, who died in 2023, created a beautiful and touching body of work under the pseudonym moholinushk over a period of eight years. This book, the result of extensive research, is the first to comprehensively explore her work, providing the reader with a wealth of information and insights. Annick Tonti’s father was an architect. From an early age, she was interested in design, materials and functionality, so it seemed almost logical for her to study architecture. But she soon decided on a different path and studied social anthropology. Her thinking was, therefore, deeply influenced by openness and curiosity. Talking to her husband, Matti Weinberg, it quickly becomes apparent that she had always been an artist. However, as a social anthropologist, she spent most of her life advocating for others – until she decided to follow her own artistic path for eight joyful years until the end of her life.
‘Fourteen days are too short to experience everything’, sang the band Fehlfarben in the early 1980s. And what about eight years? This extensive catalogue shows that it is not so much the amount of time needed to make a remarkable body of work,but rather the ability to connect meaningfully with themessuch as rapprochement, cooperation, vision and the courage to think freely. After all, it is precisely these themes that the artist deals with in her work. These are themes of great importance in our time, making Annick Tonti’s work a reflection of our contemporary world and fostering a sense of connection with the audience. Annick Tonti studied the Bauhaus period and the Hungarian painter and photographer L.szl. Moholy-Nagy. Rebecca Alcaraz analyses this relationship in her extensive essay. Bettina Diem’s excellent biography also provides much food
for thought. Visions of Japan and Separation are just a couple of examples of the titles of her works and series. The simplicity of these titles makes it clear that Annick Tonti was always concerned with movement and process in her work. Many motifs are also based on a subtle interplay between approaching and distancing forms and lines, and a sparing use of colour. Looking at one of her works also means thinking about oneself and forming an awareness of one’s own visions. The book Annick Tonti – moholinushk makes this clear.
–Dorothea Strauss, curator, Switzerland
Annick Tonti (1951–2023), known by her alias moholinushk, produced an incredibly refined and singular body of work in her eight years as a practising artist. Her drawings, in combinations of coloured pencil, chalk pastel, ink and watercolour, reveal keen observation of the world, expressed through circles and in balanced geometric compositions. Later collections saw her language expand to include looser, more organic forms, underpinned by a meticulous choice of materials.
With a foreword by Annick Tonti’s partner, Matti Weinberg, a biography by Bettina Diem, an essay by Rebecca Alcaraz, and studio photography by Zoe Tempest, the publication features 163 drawings made during the last eight years of her life (2015–2023), following retirement from her international diplomatic career and teaching commitments in the field of intercultural communication in 2013. Alongside past interviews with the artist, the publication includes letters and notes written by Annick Tonti that reflect on connections to Islamic geometry, Japanese graphic art, and the Bauhaus.
Artist
Born in Tours, France, Annick Tonti (1951–2023) made drawings for the last eight years of her life following retirement in 2013 from her international diplomatic career and teaching commitments in the field of intercultural communication. Annick Tonti’s artistic practice was shaped by her diplomatic work, leading on social, economic and political development in Palestine, Jordan, and Bangladesh among other locations, and her discipline and sensitivity played vital roles in all aspects of her work.
Sales Points
• A monograph of 163 drawings produced between 2015 and 2023 by Annick Tonti (1951–2023).
• With a foreword by Matti Weinberg, an essay by Rebecca Alcaraz and a biography by Bettina Diem.
• Edited by Matti Weinberg, designed by Jeannine Herrmann and printed by J.E. Wolfensberger, Switzerland. Co-published by moholinushk archive, Zurich and Hurtwood, London.
Specifications
Title: Annick Tonti – moholinushk
UK release: 26 September 2024
US release: 23 October 2024
ISBN: 978-0-903696-93-7RRP:
GBP 55, CHF 65, EUR 65, USD 70
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