Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest

On show at New Museum, Pipilotti Rist envelops viewers in sensual, vibrantly colored kaleidoscopic projections that fuse the natural world with the technological sublime.

Pipilotti Rist, <i>Entlastungen) Pipilottis Fehler ([Absolutions] Pipilotti’s Mistakes)</i>, 1988 (still). Single-channel video, sound, color; 11:17 min, sound by Hans Feigenwinter and Les Reines Prochaines. Courtesy the artist, Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York, videoart.ch, Hauser & Wirth, and Luhring Augustine

The New Museum presents the first New York survey of the work of Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist. Over the past thirty years, Rist has achieved international renown as a pioneer of video art and multimedia installations. Her works envelop viewers in sensual, vibrantly colored kaleidoscopic projections that fuse the natural world with the technological sublime.

Pipilotti Rist, Pickelporno (Pimple Porno), 1992 (still), Single-channel video, sound, color; 12:14 min, sound by Peter Bräker and Les Reines Prochaines. Courtesy the artist, Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York, videoart.ch, Hauser & Wirth, and Luhring Augustine — **Top:** Pipilotti Rist, *Entlastungen) Pipilottis Fehler ([Absolutions] Pipilotti’s Mistakes)*, 1988 (still). Single-channel video, sound, color; 11:17 min, sound by Hans Feigenwinter and Les Reines Prochaines. Courtesy the artist, Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York, videoart.ch, Hauser & Wirth, and Luhring Augustine. **Above:** Pipilotti Rist, *Pickelporno (Pimple Porno)*, 1992 (still), single-channel video, sound, color; 12:14 min, sound by Peter Bräker and Les Reines Prochaines. Courtesy the artist, Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York, videoart.ch, Hauser & Wirth, and Luhring Augustine

Referring to her art as a “glorification of the wonder of evolution,” Rist maintains a deep sense of curiosity that pervades her explorations of physical and psychological experiences. Her works bring viewers into unexpected, all-consuming encounters with the textures, forms, and functions of the living universe around us.

Pipilotti Rist, Gnade Donau Gnade (Mercy Danube Mercy), 2013/15. Installation view: “Komm Schatz, wir stellen die Medien um & fangen nochmals von vorne an,” Kunsthalle Krems, Austria, 2015. Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth, and Luhring Augustine. Photo: Lisa Rastl — Pipilotti Rist, *Gnade Donau Gnade (Mercy Danube Mercy)*, 2013/15. Installation view: “Komm Schatz, wir stellen die Medien um & fangen nochmals von vorne an,” Kunsthalle Krems, Austria, 2015. Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth, and Luhring Augustine. Photo: Lisa Rastl

The exhibition includes work spanning the artist’s entire career, from her early single-channel videos of the 1980s, which explore the representation of the female body in popular culture, to her recent expansive video installations, which transform architectural spaces into massive dreamlike environments enhanced by hypnotic musical scores.

Pipilotti Rist, Mercy Garden, 2014 (still), two-channel video and sound installation, color, with carpet and sheepskin; 10:30 min. Dimensions variable Sound by Heinz Rohrer. Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Luhring Augustine

Pipilotti Rist, I’m Not the Girl Who Misses Much, 1986 (still). Single-channel video, sound, color; 7:42 min. Sound by Rist after “Happiness Is A Warm Gun” (1968) by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Courtesy the artist, Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York, videoart.ch, Hauser & Wirth, and Luhring Augustine

Pipilotti Rist, Worry Will Vanish Horizon, 2014 (still). Two-channel video and sound installation, color, with carpet and white duvets; 10:25 min, dimensions variable, sound by Anders Guggisberg. Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth, and Luhring Augustine

Pipilotti Rist, Pixelwald (Pixel Forest), 2016. Installation view: “Pipilotti Rist: Dein Speichel ist mein Taucheranzug im Ozean des Schmerzes” [Your Saliva is my Diving Suit in the Ocean of Pain], Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland, 2016. Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth, and Luhring Augustine. Photo: Lena Huber

until 15 January 2017
Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest
curated by Massimiliano Gioni, Edlis Neeson, Margot Norton and Helga Christoffersen
New Museum
235 Bowery, New York

Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest

On show at New Museum, Pipilotti Rist envelops viewers in sensual, vibrantly colored kaleidoscopic projections that fuse the natural world with the technological sublime.

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