Collaborations : relations-confrontations : Dieter Roth/Richard Hamilton.

Roth, Dieter & Richard Hamilton.

ISBN 10: 0500976260 / ISBN 13: 9780500976265

Published by Thames & Hudson, 2003

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Edited by Vincent Todoli. London : Thames & Hudson, 2003. Hardcover. 240 pp. Ills. 24x31 cm. - Richard Hamilton first made contact with Dieter Roth in 1961, having first seen some of his books the previous year. From then until Roth's death in 1998, the two artists collaborated on numerous projects as well as developing a close friendship based on mutual admiration for each other's work. Their personalities and approaches to art were in many ways totally different, but this, no doubt, was part of the attraction. For Roth the collaborations were always a challenge, a fight - albeit friendly. 'He eats me, I eat him, and then we see what's left.' Hamilton saw them as joyrides, full of surprises in which he was carried along by Roth's 'meticulous dexterity' and 'creative energy'. Their collaborations included The Copley Book, Collaborations of Ch. Rotham, Interfaces and Intercases, which are among the pieces reproduced here in full colour. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9780500976265. Keywords : ART,

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collaborations : relations-confrontations : Dieter Roth/Richard Hamilton.
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500976260
• ISBN 13: 9780500976265
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: as new

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Synopsis

Richard Hamilton first made contact with Dieter Roth in 1961, having seen some of his books the previous year. From then until Roth's death in 1998, the two artists collaborated on numerous projects as well as developing a close friendship based on mutual admiration for each other's work. Their personalities and approaches to art were in many ways totally different, but this, no doubt, was part of the attraction. For Roth the collaborations were always a challenge, a fight albeit friendly. Hamilton saw them as joyrides, full of surprises, in which he was carried along by Roth's "meticulous dexterity" and "creative energy." Their collaborations included The Copley Book, Collaborations of Ch. Rotham, Interfaces, and Intercases, which are among the pieces reproduced here in full color.

About the Author

Williams has been a Fluxus activist since the first Festum Fluxorum in Wiesbaden in 1962. He is internationally acclaimed as a poet, performer, and visual artist.