Jill visited NY a couple of weeks ago and visited the Dieter Roth exhibition. She said it was wonderful. She brought me back the catalogue. Well, I say catalogue - it's actually a 300 page large-format book. Roth Time - A Dieter Roth Retrospective. It's magnificent.
What staggered me was just how much work the guy produced. I had no idea he was so prolific. He's always been one of my favourite artists and was quite an influence on my work. I first came across his work in the library of the Art College when I was a sculpture student (this would have been 1968? 69?) It was book full of little poems and sayings stuck in with transparent sticky tape. I just thought... WOW! Kathy Forer wrote - Last week I saw the Dieter Roth exhibit and was much more satisfied than I thought I'd be. So messy! It was the insides turned outside and yeah I liked it, mostly. Though my sensibilities are inclined toward form, my curiosity is captured by painted postcards. And context.
