Today I am speaking with Toni Nolte, a Cologne-based collector, during one of her visits to Berlin.

Toni is a medical doctor by training and heads the department for phoniatrics & paedaudiology at the University Hospital in Bonn. For a while, she considered a career in art but chose to study medicine, nonetheless dedicating all her free time to art since. Surprisingly, Toni only recently got into collecting painting. She explains why and and talks about how her early passion for photography has informed the way she approaches collecting across mediums. She also shares some of the unexpected places aspiring collectors should look to spend time in to train their eye and get inspired.

Above all, Toni is a very active supporter of young and emerging artists, and leads multiple innovative initiatives in the Rhineland region to create a bigger platform for them, including her own Salon @salon_roberta

My conversation with Toni was super refreshing & inspiring, and I loved the perspective she brought. I hope you enjoy it too !

References mentioned by Toni:

• Becher Schule
• Andreas Gursky
• Thomas Struth
• Thomas Ruff
• Deichtorhallen
• Phung Tien Phan
• Niklas Taleb
• Bonner Kunstverein
• Jahresgaben
• Gerhard Richter
• Rosemarie Trockel
• Peter Mertes Stipendium
• Junger Ankauf at Museum Ludwig
• Gesellschaft fuer Moderne Kunst at Museum Ludwig
• Art Cologne
• Cemile Sahin
• Bruno Zhu
• Hieronymus Bosch
• Gruenewald Altar (Isenheimer Altar)
• Gemaeldegalerie Berlin
• Ryan Huggins
• Lukas Mueller
• Keta Gavasheli