1930 to 1950 Germany, Switzerland / youth in Hannover, moves to Switzerland, apprenticeship 1950 to 1959, Switzerland, Denmark, Iceland / geometric works, influenced by the "Zuericher Konkreten" , fabrics designer in Denmark, first experiments with film, concepts of books, 1960 to...
[more]1930 to 1950 Germany, Switzerland / youth in Hannover, moves to Switzerland, apprenticeship
1950 to 1959, Switzerland, Denmark, Iceland / geometric works, influenced by the "Zuericher Konkreten" , fabrics designer in Denmark, first experiments with film, concepts of books,
1960 to 1964 in Icelnad , jewellery design, fine arts, architectural models, works on "Copley-book", founds a furniture shop in Reykjavik
1964 to 1966 USA / works on snow-book in Philadelphia, teaching position at University in Providence,Rhode Island, first works using organic material, works on book "Mundunculum"
1966 to 1971 Germany / highly productive in works using food, two volumes of poetry,"Shit cycle, and Sea of Tears, more artist´s books, very productive as printer, designs more jewellery,
1972 to 1980 Germany, Iceland, Austria / painting and drawing, the "simultaneous speed drawings" among them artist books, prints, founds "Dieter Roth´s family publisher", later assemblages from found material and rubbish
1980 to 1989 Germany, Iceland, Austria, Switzerland / multimedia objekts, installations, biographic works, concerts, performances, films, projections, books and records, reprsents Switzerland at the Venice Biennale 1982
1990 to 1998 Germany, Iceland, Switzerland / more biograhical works, publishes diaries, video installation "Solo Scenes" puts on first retropective of his own work, initiates the Dieter Roth Foundation in Hamburg
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