Dieter Roth: Self Tower, Lion Tower. (Deutsch / Englisch)

Dieter Roth, Isabel Friedli, Lea Brun, Basel

ISBN 10: 3906315150 / ISBN 13: 9783906315157

Published by Schaulager Laurenz Stiftun, 2023

About this Item

The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2023! Edition, With original Bag. A quarter of a century has passed since Dieter Roth (1930 1998) left behind a bequeathal of a special order in his studio not far from the Rhine and close to the Kunstmuseum Gegenwart, Basel: Selbstturm; Löwenturm (Self tower; Lion tower, 1969/70 1998). Designer: NORM Dimitri Bruni, Manuel Krebs, Ludovic Varone, Zürich (CH) Printing: GRAPHICOM, Vicenza (IT), 240 pages, 28 × 42 cm,m 2940 g.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dieter Roth: Self Tower, Lion Tower. (Deutsch / Englisch)
• Publisher: Schaulager Laurenz Stiftun
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3906315150
• ISBN 13: 9783906315157
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1. Auflage
• Condition: Wie neu
• Weight: 2940 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bibliophil
  • Kunst, Sammlung
  • Fotografie photographie art

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Synopsis

A large-format artist's book on Roth's iconic chocolate and sugar installation, with archival materials selected by Peter Fischli

Since 1980, a small room in Basel has housed one of the most important works by Dieter Roth (1930-98): the installation Selbstturm; Löwenturm (1969/70-98). The installation consists of two towers--one made of chocolate busts, the other of sugar cast figures stacked on glass plates--reaching up toward the ceiling. This imposing yet fragile artwork was created during the period in which Roth incorporated biodegradable foodstuffs into his large-scale installations and sculptures, and was conceived as a work in progress.
Roth left behind a veritable trove of visual documentation: more than 800 photographs and Polaroids, as well as over 120 hours of video recordings of the installation across the decades and its two studio locations. This large-format catalog/artist's book, measuring 16.75 inches in height, presents the whole selection of these images in a concept curated by artist Peter Fischli, along with new essays.