Pipilotti Rist

(Swiss, born 1962)

Pipilotti Rist is a Swiss contemporary video artist. Best known for her vividly colorful work exploring the female body—namely her own—Rist’s work engages in lighthearted play, frequently combining a camera-specific aesthetic and technique with a message of social critique or commentary. “When I close my eyes, my imagination roams free,” she has explained. “In the same way I want to create spaces for video art that rethink the very nature of the medium itself. I want to discover new ways of configuring the world, both the world outside and the world within.” Born Elisabeth Charlotte on June 21, 1962 in Grabs, Switzerland, the artist studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, before studying video at the Schule für Gestaltung in Switzerland. Gaining acclaim for her work in the 1997 Venice Biennial, during which she received the Premio 2000 Prize, Rist continued her upward trajectory of international recognition, teaching at the University of California Los Angeles with Paul McCarthy in 2002–2003, and being awarded the Joan Miró Prize in 2009. She currently lives and works between Zurich and the mountains of Switzerland.

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We were taught, 2002

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We were taught, 2002

Sale Date: March 10, 2007

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Sonne der Gerechtigkeit, 1999

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Sonne der Gerechtigkeit, 1999

Sale Date: February 27, 2007

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Unfrisiert mit Schneeblumen (2 works), 2001

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Unfrisiert mit Schneeblumen (2 works), 2001

Sale Date: February 7, 2007

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Unselfish in the bath of lava, 1995

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Unselfish in the bath of lava, 1995

Sale Date: November 29, 2006

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We were taught (video still), 2002

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We were taught (video still), 2002

Sale Date: September 19, 2006

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Untitled (Unselfish in the bath of lava), 1995

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Untitled (Unselfish in the bath of lava), 1995

Sale Date: June 17, 2006

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Air in intestine in air, 2004

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Air in intestine in air, 2004

Sale Date: June 23, 2006

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My Boy, My Horse, My Dog, 1997

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My Boy, My Horse, My Dog, 1997

Sale Date: June 23, 2006

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Fortschritt Fleiderstrudel Fünf Uhr (3 works), 2001

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Fortschritt Fleiderstrudel Fünf Uhr (3 works), 2001

Sale Date: June 19, 2006

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Unfrisiert mit Schneeblumen (2 works mounted , 2001

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Unfrisiert mit Schneeblumen (2 works mounted , 2001

Sale Date: June 19, 2006

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We were taught to look for truth, goodness..., 2002

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We were taught to look for truth, goodness..., 2002

Sale Date: March 22, 2006

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Untitled (Video still from Pearls of..., 1994–1995

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Untitled (Video still from Pearls of..., 1994–1995

Sale Date: November 29, 2005

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I've only got eyes for you (Pin down jump up , 1996

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I've only got eyes for you (Pin down jump up , 1996

Sale Date: November 26, 2005

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I've only got eyes for you (Pin down jump up , 1996

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I've only got eyes for you (Pin down jump up , 1996

Sale Date: July 1, 2005

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I've only got eyes for you (Pin down jump up , 1996

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I've only got eyes for you (Pin down jump up , 1996

Sale Date: May 27, 2005

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CLN 4711, 1999

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CLN 4711, 1999

Sale Date: March 21, 2005

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I'm not the girl who misses much, 1994

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I'm not the girl who misses much, 1994

Sale Date: November 24, 2004

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I've only got eyes for you (Pin down jump up , 1996

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I've only got eyes for you (Pin down jump up , 1996

Sale Date: February 7, 2005

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Sonnenaufgang im Land der untergehenden , 1999–2002

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Sonnenaufgang im Land der untergehenden , 1999–2002

Sale Date: December 13, 2004

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We were taught, 2002

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We were taught, 2002

Sale Date: December 13, 2004

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Untitled (Unselfish in the bath of lava), 1995

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Untitled (Unselfish in the bath of lava), 1995

Sale Date: November 12, 2004

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Mythenquai V (+ Ich will dich lieben, meine..., 2000

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Mythenquai V (+ Ich will dich lieben, meine..., 2000

Sale Date: November 9, 2004

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Entlastungen - Piplottis Fehler (+ 4 others; , 1995

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Entlastungen - Piplottis Fehler (+ 4 others; , 1995

Sale Date: October 21, 2004

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Entlastungen (+ 4 others; 5 works,..., 1995–1995

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Entlastungen (+ 4 others; 5 works,..., 1995–1995

Sale Date: June 24, 2004

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