Dieter Roth May 27, 2004 | Archives First off, to settle the debate, Roth is indeed pronounced, "Rote." Gary Garrels treated the group to a mesmerizing tour last evening of the exhibition, Roth Time: A Dieter Roth Retrospective. Walking through the spiraling show, it is astounding to see how willing Roth was to try out other artists techniques, and in turn, how many contemporary artists are borrowing from him now. This is not to say that Roth didn’t make works of incredible originality, but that he focused on making work about more universal themes such as life, death, sex, rather than about the individual. Along the same lines, his work is to be experienced using all of the senses, as is evident by the aroma of chocolate and garlic and the howling tape recordings of music boxes. Working in such a vast array of mediums and deftly jumping between works that are poignant or hilarious, or sometimes both, Roth is clearly an artist who lived his art. P.S.1 should be busy this week as we are all going to check out the parallel Roth show there before it closes on June 7. Back To Blog Main Page   Past Entries 2007 Archives Back To Blog Main Page