Dieter Roth Björn Roth. Islands

Curated by Vicente Todolí

Pirelli HangarBicocca

Dieter Roth Björn Roth

Economy Bar (2004-2013) by Björn Roth/Oddur Roth/Einar Roth (with David Pór Jónsson, Bjarni Grímsson, Hrafnhildur Hólmgeirsdóttir, Mundi Jóhannesson, Gunnar Helgason)Pirelli HangarBicocca

Islands

The exhibition “Islands” – curated by Vicente Todolí – brings together for the first time in Italy 100 works by Dieter Roth (Hannover, 1930 – Basel, 1998), a key figure on the international art scene of the past fifty years. It is being put on with the collaboration of his son Björn. 

Solo Szenen (Solo Scenes) (1997-1998) by Dieter RothPirelli HangarBicocca

The
display is quite unique in the way that the imposing installations interact
with the former industrial space of Pirelli HangarBicocca. An insatiable
researcher in many fields of creativity and knowledge, Dieter Roth was a
graphic artist, poet, expert in music, and designer. 

The Relatively New Sculpture (2013) by Björn Roth/Oddur Roth with Pór JónssonPirelli HangarBicocca

The Floor II (1977-1998) by Dieter Roth/Björn RothPirelli HangarBicocca

“Islands” (2013) by Dieter Roth Björn RothPirelli HangarBicocca

He explored every medium and type of art, combining painting, sculpture, printing, photography, videos and sound in all-encompassing works. Fascinated by the mechanisms of transformation, Roth used a vast array of materials and objects such as utensils, furnishings, monitors, and food in a process that revealed the constant mutability of the work.

Selbstturm (Self Tower) (1994-2013) by Dieter RothPirelli HangarBicocca

Ausicht/Ansicht (1996) by Dieter Roth/Björn RothPirelli HangarBicocca

The Studio of Dieter and Björn Roth (1995-2008) by Dieter Roth/Björn RothPirelli HangarBicocca

Reykjavík Slides, Part 1: 1973-1975; Part 2: 1990-1998. (1973-1998) by Dieter RothPirelli HangarBicocca

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