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The late artist’s long career saw her collaborate with jazz musician Don, and host music workshops with children Neneh and Eagle-Eye. Now her granddaughter is curating the first UK show of an overlooked body of workFor the Swedish artist and designer Moki Cherry, there was no separation between life and work. As her motto went: “The stage as a home, and the home as a stage.”In 1963, at the age of 20, she met the jazz musician Don Cherry, with whom she formed a decades-long domestic and creative partnership. Roving between Europe and the US, they developed a new approach to performance, taking concerts out of late-night jazz clubs and into galleries, schools and outdoor spaces. Moki, who trained as a fashion designer in Stockholm, produced album covers, costumes and tapestries that were used as environments for these events – all in her signature psychedelic style. The enterprise, which fused eastern and western cultural traditions, was branded “Organic Music Theatre”. Continue reading...