Evan Roth

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Evan Roth (2012)

Evan Roth (born March 5, 1978 in Okemos , Michigan ) is an American artist. His works are videos, sculptures and works on paper as well as purely web-based projects. For this, Evan Roth was awarded the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award in 2012.

His work has been exhibited in international institutions such as the Center Pompidou , the Kunsthalle Wien and the London Tate Gallery , and some works have been purchased for the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art , New York. The Knoxville Museum of Art also had a large solo exhibition by Evan Roth.

The American Evan Roth is co-founder of the Free Art and Technology Lab (FATLab), an internet-based art and technology collective that works at the interface between open source hacking and popular culture. Evan Roth lives in Paris .

biography

Evan Roth received a degree in architecture from the University of Maryland and an MFA from Parsons The New School for Design, where he graduated as a class validator. During his time at Parsons, he developed several projects. These included “Graffiti Taxonomy”, “Typographic Illustration”, “Explicit Content Only” and “Graffiti Analysis” as well as his thesis project. Roth was named one of the top ten most interesting graduates of 2006.

After graduating, Roth worked at the Eyebeam OpenLab, an open source laboratory for creative technologies for the public , from 2005 to 2006 as a Research and Development Fellow and from 2006 to 2007 as a Senior Fellow. Roth's work with graffiti , open source technology, and public space led him to found the Graffiti Research Lab ("GRL") with James Powderly in 2005. The GRL projects include “LED Throwies” and “LASER Tag”. In 2007 Roth co-founded the Free Art and Technology Lab (FAT Lab), an internet-based art and technology collective dedicated to the interface between open source hacking and popular culture. He worked under the pseudonym fi5e.

In 2007 Roth and Ben Engebreth received a Rhizome Commission for “White Glove Tracking,” which was presented at the Contemporary New Museum in New York City. In 2008, Roth received another rhizome commission for his "TSA Communications" project.

Some of Roth's works are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Roth lives with his wife in Paris.

His art

His work includes videos, sculptures and works on paper as well as purely web-based projects. In his works, Evan Roth shows the most varied of processes that occur when surfing the net and using a smartphone .

He explores the relationship between abuse and empowerment and the effect that the philosophies of hacking communities can have when carried over to digital and non-digital systems. He follows the movements of our fingers on the screen of the smartphone , searches the internet for ghosts or creates sculptures whose shapes were generated from the movements of graffiti artists. Aware that the extremely fast exchange of information on the Internet represents a new historical experience, Roth creates a work that is easy to understand and can be perceived in at least three temporalities: online, in a gallery and within a historical context.

Notable projects

Exhibitions

Selected exhibitions, screenings and performances include:

  • 2011, Kitsch Digital: Tres décadas de interferencias en la web, Can Felipa. Barcelona, ​​España. Curator Helena Acosta
  • 2010, British Design Museum, Brit. Insurance Design of the Year 2010, London, UK
  • 2009, Fondation Cartier, Born In The Streets - Graffiti, Paris, France
  • 2009, Short Film Festival, 55th International Short Film Festival, Oberhausen, German
  • 2008, Museum of Modern Art, Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge , New York City, New York
  • 2008, Thailand Creative & Design Center, Perishable Beauty Exhibition , Bangkok, Thailand
  • 2008, Tate Modern, Street Art , London, UK
  • 2008, Netherlands Media Art Institute, Speaking Out Loud , Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 2008, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, Beyond a Memorable Fancy , New York City, New York
  • 2008, Videotage, Secondlife , Hong Kong

Web links

Commons : Evan Roth  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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  2. ↑ Evan Roth. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (American English).
  3. ^ Evan Roth - Lecture. April 13, 2014, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Rhizomes | 2007 Commissions. July 24, 2008, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Evan Roth | MoMA. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  6. ↑ China Channel. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  7. ↑ White Glove Tracking. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  8. ↑ SKYMALL LIBERATION. February 28, 2008, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  9. ↑ detouch.org | Blog Berbagi Informasi Serta Tips Bermanfaat. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (American English).
  10. ↑ ANIMATED GIF MASHUP! February 16, 2008, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  11. ^ Graffiti Research Lab. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  12. ^ Graffiti Analysis. February 16, 2008, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  13. ↑ EXPLICIT CONTENT ONLY. February 16, 2008, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Typographic Illustration. February 20, 2008, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Inicio: Inicio. January 27, 2013, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  16. ^ Tate Modern. October 14, 2008, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Wayback Machine. November 21, 2009, accessed March 25, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Roth, Evan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American artist
DATE OF BIRTH March 5th 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Okemos , Michigan