Curatorial fellow Lauren Hanson discusses Roth’s use of unconventional and irreverent materials in his works.
Still from Edo Avant-Garde (2019). Master of the I’nen Seal (1600–1630), Sōtatsu school, Trees, Japanese, Edo period, mid-17th century. Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper. Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1962.30. Image courtesy of Linda Hoaglund.