- Although he is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century for his artists' books, prints and sculptures often made with found materials, Dieter Roth (1930-1998) always thought of himself mainly as a writer, viewing his artistic work as a way to earn money for his writing. The use of language accordingly forms a leitmotif throughout Roth's entire oeuvre. Drawing on significant works from various phases of Roth's career, Dieter Roth : Balle Balle Knalle explores an essential connective thread in Roth's varied body of work, showing how text and image were intimately connected for the artist and how his literary and artistic endeavors cross-pollinated each other. This volume, published to accompany an exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, includes new texts by Sven Beckstette, Julia Gelshorn, Benjamin Meyer-Krahmer and Stefan Ripplinger. Contents : Vorwort = Foreword -- Leihgeber = Lenders -- "Ich würde ganz gerne auch diese Form bewa¨ltigen": zum Formbewusstsein von Dieter Roth = "I'd love to be able to master this form": Dieter Roth's awareness of form / Sven Beckstette -- Im Zwischenraum von Wort und Bild: zu den Werktiteln Dieter Roths = Inside the space between word and picture: the titles of Dieter Roth's works / Julia Gelshorn -- Dieter Roth als Grafiker = Dieter Roth as graphic designer -- Konkrete Poesie = Concrete poetry -- Künstlerbücher und Buchobjekte = Artist's books and book objects -- Mundunculum -- Ausstieg aus dem Buch: Installation und Material = Exit from the book: installation and material -- Schrift und Bild: Titel und Produktion = Text and image: title and production -- Tagebücher = Diaries -- Kollaborationen = Collaborations -- Dieter Roth als Verleger = Dieter Roth as publisher -- Sprechen, lesen, singen: Klang im Werk von Dieter Roth = Speaking, reading, singing: sound in Dieter Roth's works -- Schreiben schreiben, Erza¨hlen eraz¨hlen: Dieter Roths selbstreflexiver Schreibprozess = Writing writing, narrating narrating: Dieter Roth's self-reflective writing process / Benjamin Meyer-Krahmer -- Roths Drama = Roth's drama / Stefan Ripplinger -- Verzeichnis der ausgestellten Werke = List of exhibited works.