ROTH, Dieter. Dieter Roth Collected Works // Diether Roth Ge - Lot 277

ROTH, Dieter. Dieter Roth Collected Works // Diether Roth Gesammelte Werke—Volumes 1 and 8. A compilation of Volumes 1 and 8 of this remarkable collection featuring reproductions of Dieter Roth’s artist’s books. Stuttgart, London, and Reykjavik: Hansjörg Mayer, 1976. 4 square in-8 volumes (225x230 mm) in loose sheets, including 1 anthracite-colored binder and 1 spiral-bound notebook in a cardboard slipcase (Volume 1) and 2 black/white and red/blue volumes in a white cardboard slipcase (Volume 8). Slight wear on the slipcase and the box. This set combines volumes 1 and 8 of this collection published by Hansjorg Mayer, which aims to reproduce the artist’s books by Dieter Roth (1930–1998), a pioneer of the genre. Volume 1 contains two books reproducing works published in Reykjavik in 1957; volume 8 offers a reconstruction of two variants (A and B) of the portfolios published in 1958–1961 in Reykjavik. Each book takes the form of multicolored sheets, filled with various geometric figures and featuring windows that reveal the patterns on the following page. A fine example of this conceptual and innovative collection, which is reminiscent of Victor Vasarely’s optical art.