Oddur Roth: Painting with Objects

On the occasion of a new Roth Bar opening in Somerset, Ursula presents a film on the history and ongoing evolution of the Roth Bar.

A family affair from the start, the first iteration of the Roth Bar was constructed by German-born Swiss artist Dieter Roth (1930–1998) and his son Björn for Hauser & Wirth in Zurich in 1997 using entirely salvaged materials.

Since then, the Bar’s ethos has remained steadfast through its subsequent iterations in St. Moritz, New York and other locations, all helmed by Oddur Roth, Dieter’s grandson. Here, Oddur shares with Ursula the organic and spontaneous action-art behind the Bars, a creative process he describes as happening “by itself.”

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Hauser & Wirth is an international contemporary and modern art gallery with spaces in Zurich, London, Somerset, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Gstaad, St. Moritz, Monaco, Menorca and Paris.

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