Christopher Roth
dal 16/3/2012 al 12/4/2012
Segnalato da
16/3/2012
Christopher Roth
Esther Schipper, Berlin
Roth. Initiated by an encounter with the psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek, Roth embarked upon a search for himself. The exhibition shows the results of his quest. Besides these findings from the life of the artist, it will include a horror film, a video documentary, objects, sculptures and a personalized dedication inscribed on a red wall.
Esther Schipper is pleased to present the first solo exhibition with new works by Christopher Roth.
Initiated by an encounter with the psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek, Roth embarked upon a search for himself.
The exhibition Roth shows the results of his quest. Besides these findings from the life of Christopher
Roth, the exhibition will include a horror film, a video documentary, objects, sculptures and a
personalized dedication inscribed on a red wall.
In 1982, Christopher Roth published the novel 200D, which this year, 30 years on, has been re-
published. His film Baader (2002), which he directed, produced and for which he wrote the screenplay,
was awarded the Alfred-Bauer-Prize on the Berlinale in 2002. Since the 1990s he worked together with
Franz von Stauffenberg and in 2000 they became the artist-duo RothStauffenberg under which name
they exhibited extensively, including on the biennials in Venice and Sao Paolo.
In 2010, he published a collection of books titled 80*81, together with Georg Diez, which deals with the
shift that occurred in German society at the beginning oft the 1980s. Together with Diez he also gave
numerous performances in theatres. In 2011 they performed the 8-hour opera The 80*81 findings, 2081
in the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. Christopher Roth (born in Munich) lives and works in Berlin.
Image: Rot means red in German and Roth doesn’t mean anything (2012). Courtesy: the artist & Esther Schipper, Berlin
Save-the-date:
On 24 March 2012, the Kunst-Werke Berlin will host a congress initiated by Christopher Roth & Georg
Diez dedicated to the topic What Happened 2081? An artist-organized walk from the Kunst-Werke to the
Berlin Olympic Stadium will take place on 25 March.
Further information under: http://www.2081.li
Press office:
David Ulrichs +49 (0)176 5033 0135 david@david-ulrichs.com
Opening: Saturday, 17 March, 6 - 9 pm
Esther Schipper
Schöneberger Ufer 65 10785 Berlin
Hours: Tue - Sat: 11am – 6 pm