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Pipilotti Rist

born 1962

Lungenflügel 2009
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Pipilotti Elisabeth Rist (born 21 June 1962) is a Swiss visual artist best known for creating experimental video art and installation art. Her work is often described as surreal, intimate, abstract art, having a preoccupation with the female body. Her artwork is often categorized as feminist art.

Rist's work is known for its multi-sensory qualities, with overlapping projected imagery that is highly saturated with color, paired with sound components that are part of a larger environment with spaces for viewers to rest or lounge. Rist's work often transforms the architecture or environment of a white cube gallery into a more tactile, auditory and visual experience.

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Performance art video art

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  • I’m Not The Girl Who Misses Much

    Pipilotti Rist
    1986
  • Lungenflügel

    Pipilotti Rist
    2009
    On display at Tate Modern part of Performer and Participant

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