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Rob Roth
Born(1968-12-18)December 18, 1968
New York City, United States
EducationPratt Institute
Known forFilm, video art, visual art, installation, theater, performance
Websiterob-roth.com

Rob Roth (born December 18, 1968)[citation needed] is an American multiplatform artist and director based in New York City. He works in a variety of media including theater, video, sculpture and performance. Roth received his BFA from Pratt Institute and has exhibited different work at a variety of venues including the New Museum, Performance Space 122, HERE Arts Center, Museum of Arts and Design, and Deitch Projects, as well as the Whitney Museum of American Art. His work had its early fertilization in the 1990s New York City nightlife arena, most notably at the underground nightclub, Jackie 60 and MOTHER.[1]

In 2018, Roth premiered the theater piece Soundstage, featuring actor Rebecca Hall.[2] He also directed the music video Doom or Destiny[3] by Blondie featuring Joan Jett which appeared on several "Best of 2017"[4] lists as well as performing in Atlas Obscura's site specific Into the Veil event at Green-Wood Cemetery. In 2016, Roth presented his site specific sound installation Night Paving: The Aural History of Jackie 60 and Mother[5] on NYC's Highline. Most recently, Roth worked as creative director on Debbie Harry's memoir Face It.

References

  1. ^ https://www.timeout.com/newyork/own-this-city-blog/we-were-there-click-drag.
  2. ^ "Rob Roth's "Soundstage" Fires Up Acoustic Imaginaries". September 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Dunn, Frankie (December 6, 2017). "newsflash: debbie harry and joan jett narrate the impending apocalypse".
  4. ^ "The best music videos of 2017". www.yahoo.com.
  5. ^ "Up Late". The High Line.
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