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Andrei Roiter (1960, Moscow) who lives in the West (Amsterdam and New York) since the early 90ies of the previous century, was part of Moscow’s conceptual art circle. He reflects on his homeland from the point of view of the ‘wanderer’, the ‘artist-tourist’ as Victor Missiano describes the key attitude in his work. There is no fixed source for his motifs but a compilation of material. He is mapping the world as an observer, constantly creating a new order for his memories or ‘excavating’ them as an archaeologist.Roiter works with a number of media including sculpture, drawing, photography, installation and painting. His layered method often starts with building three-dimensional objects that he calls “props”, made of found materials. Often Roiter paints ´still lifes´ of his odd props. In this translation of poor material into poetic and meaningful form, he feels himself close to movements as arte povera.

Roiter studied at the Institute of Architecture in Moscow (1978-1980). During this time he began to show his works in unofficial exhibition spaces in Moscow. Since the mid-80’s Roiter took part in several international exhibitions of Russian art in Europe and the U.S.  Then in the early 1990’s, Roiter relocated to the West, exhibiting in Germany, Switzerland, the U.S., Sweden and Japan.  Among the more notable exhibitions were at Basel Kunsthalle, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Ludwig Forum in Achen and Kunsthalle Recklinghausen.

Currently, Roiter lives between New York and Amsterdam. He recently exhibited at Regina Gallery, Moscow (2011), the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (2010), Stedelijk Museum Den Bosch (2010), Impronte Contemporary Art, Milan (2010), Laura Bartlett Gallery, London (2008), Silverstein Gallery, New York (2001) and several times at AKINCI, Amsterdam. He participated in group exhibitions at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (2009), Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (2008), The Moscow Biennale (2007), Centraal Museum, Utrecht (2006), Pratt Institute, New York (2002).  Upcoming shows are: Kunstmuseum Solothurn, CH (2011).