Wait, Later This Will Be Nothing: Editions by Dieter Roth
Edited and with text by Sarah Suzuki. Text by Brenna Campbell, Scott Gerson, Lynda Zycherman.
Dieter Roth’s wildly inventive artistic practice encompassed everything from painting and sculpture to film and video, but it is arguably through his editioned works--books, prints and multiples--that he made his most important and radical contributions. These experiments include literature sausages filled with ground-up books, newspapers or magazines in place of meat; the use of organic materials like pudding or fruit juice in lieu of printing inks; multiples of plastic toys mired in chocolate; and a dazzling array of variations on printed postcards. Taken together, these works offer an utterly radicalized view of mediums that are historically considered staid and traditional, while giving insight into one of the artistic titans of the twentieth century. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, and focusing on the prolific period between 1960 and 1972, this volume highlights examples of Roth’s most exciting and innovative books and graphics. An essay by curator Sarah Suzuki uses an extended investigation of “Snow” (1964–1969), a complex book-sculpture, as a touchstone from which to further investigate Roth’s use of language, iconography, technical innovations and relationships to other artists. A conservation essay offers two case studies that explore preservation issues and address larger concerns about the challenges of conserving contemporary art and organic materials.
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ARTBOOK | D.A.P. will be running simultaneous pop-up bookstores at The Armory Show and the Independent this week in New York. Please visit us beginning Wednesday, March 6 on Pier 94, just inside the Armory Show entrance for a broad selection of the newest and best art, photography, and theory books from around the world; or, starting Thursday, March 7, at the Independent art fair, where we will present a tightly curated selection of books related to the artists on view at the fair. Featured image is Dieter Roth's "Gesammelte Werke, Bande 1-20 (Collected Works, Volumes 1-20)," created by the artist between 1969 and 1979 and currently on view at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. It is reproduced from MoMA's newly released exhibition catalog, Wait, Later This Will Be Nothing: Editions by Dieter Roth. continue to blog
FORMAT: Pbk, 8 x 10 in. / 96 pgs / 102 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $35.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $47.5 ISBN: 9780870708503 PUBLISHER: The Museum of Modern Art, New York AVAILABLE: 2/28/2013 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA ONLY
Wait, Later This Will Be Nothing: Editions by Dieter Roth
Published by The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Edited and with text by Sarah Suzuki. Text by Brenna Campbell, Scott Gerson, Lynda Zycherman.
Dieter Roth’s wildly inventive artistic practice encompassed everything from painting and sculpture to film and video, but it is arguably through his editioned works--books, prints and multiples--that he made his most important and radical contributions. These experiments include literature sausages filled with ground-up books, newspapers or magazines in place of meat; the use of organic materials like pudding or fruit juice in lieu of printing inks; multiples of plastic toys mired in chocolate; and a dazzling array of variations on printed postcards. Taken together, these works offer an utterly radicalized view of mediums that are historically considered staid and traditional, while giving insight into one of the artistic titans of the twentieth century. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, and focusing on the prolific period between 1960 and 1972, this volume highlights examples of Roth’s most exciting and innovative books and graphics. An essay by curator Sarah Suzuki uses an extended investigation of “Snow” (1964–1969), a complex book-sculpture, as a touchstone from which to further investigate Roth’s use of language, iconography, technical innovations and relationships to other artists. A conservation essay offers two case studies that explore preservation issues and address larger concerns about the challenges of conserving contemporary art and organic materials.
