Through selected images from the collection, we offer a small glimpse and highlight the material richness of the archive and the working processes behind Toebosch’s practice, opening up her experimental approach to performance, media, and public engagement.
Since November 2025, LI-MA has been working on a comprehensive inventory of Moniek Toebosch’s archive, a process now nearing completion (see entry above). The project aims to make her paper and audiovisual archive more accessible for research into her work. Students from the Preservation and Presentation of the Moving Image master’s programme at the University of Amsterdam, together with LI-MA intern Caitlyn van der Kaap and archive researcher David Koniuszek, have been diving into the archive of iconic Dutch artist Moniek Toebosch.
The archive comprises a rich range of materials, including production files, documentation, publicity material, correspondence, reviews, and publications. Reviewing this material has highlighted key, recurring aspects of Toebosch’s practice, such as her strong commitment to participatory and public art, her critical stance towards established structures, and her consistently unconventional approach to artistic forms.
About the Project
LI-MA’s archival work on Moniek Toebosch forms the starting point of a new multi-year project (2025–2027) dedicated to reactivating the legacy of this experimental pioneer. Since the archive arrived at LI-MA in November 2025, work has focused on establishing a comprehensive overview of Toebosch’s paper and audiovisual materials, creating the conditions for research, preservation, and future reinterpretation.
This archival foundation supports a broader collaborative programme with Rozenstraat – a rose is a rose is a rose and Stedelijk Museum Breda. By opening up the archive, the project aims to trace the recurring concerns that shaped Toebosch’s practice while enabling new artistic, curatorial, and scholarly perspectives to emerge in the years ahead.
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