Biography
Dieter Roth (1930–1998) was a German-born Swiss printmaker and mixed-media artist. He was well known for his pictures made with rotting food stuffs.
Dieter Roth (1930-1998) is an artist's artist. In this, in the 20th century, he is probably only comparable to Marcel Duchamp (biography in German). Dieter Roth has an enduring influence on the work of his colleagues, as Maja Oeri, President of the Laurenz Foundation, accurately remarked in her forward to the catalogue Roth Time, which accompanies the retrospective at MoMA QNS and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York, March 12 to June 7, 2004.
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