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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Pipilotti Rist (188 results)
Sonnenaufgang im Land der untergehenden , 1999–1999

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Sonnenaufgang im Land der untergehenden , 1999–1999

Sale Date: June 9, 2004

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We were taught, 2002–2002

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We were taught, 2002–2002

Sale Date: June 9, 2004

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Closet circuit, 2000–2000

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Closet circuit, 2000–2000

Sale Date: February 12, 2004

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Zu deinem Tische treten wir (We step to , 1999–1999

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Zu deinem Tische treten wir (We step to , 1999–1999

Sale Date: February 12, 2004

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Untitled, video still from..., 1995–1995

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Untitled, video still from..., 1995–1995

Sale Date: November 18, 2003

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Hallo, Guten Tag! Kassmund, 1995–1995

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Hallo, Guten Tag! Kassmund, 1995–1995

Sale Date: November 14, 2003

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Sonnenaufgang im Land der untergehenden , 1999–1999

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Sonnenaufgang im Land der untergehenden , 1999–1999

Sale Date: October 30, 2003

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(Entlastungen) Pilottis Fehler, 1995–1995

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(Entlastungen) Pilottis Fehler, 1995–1995

Sale Date: June 26, 2003

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I've only got eyes for you (Pin down..., 1996–1996

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I've only got eyes for you (Pin down..., 1996–1996

Sale Date: June 24, 2003

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Sonnenaufgang im Land der untergehenden , 1999–1999

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Sonnenaufgang im Land der untergehenden , 1999–1999

Sale Date: May 23, 2003

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Sonnenaufgang im Land der Untergenheden , 1999–1999

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Sonnenaufgang im Land der Untergenheden , 1999–1999

Sale Date: April 25, 2003

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We were taught, 2002–2002

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We were taught, 2002–2002

Sale Date: December 3, 2002

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Sonnenaufgang im Land der untergehenden , 1999–2002

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Sonnenaufgang im Land der untergehenden , 1999–2002

Sale Date: November 26, 2002

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We are taught to look for truth, goodness and...

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We are taught to look for truth, goodness and...

Sale Date: November 26, 2002

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Pickelporno (Pimple porno), 1992–1992

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Pickelporno (Pimple porno), 1992–1992

Sale Date: November 12, 2002

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Sonnenaufgang im land der untergehenden , 1999–1999

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Sonnenaufgang im land der untergehenden , 1999–1999

Sale Date: October 26, 2002

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I'm not the girl who misses much, 1994–1994

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I'm not the girl who misses much, 1994–1994

Sale Date: June 6, 2002

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I'm not the girl who misses much, 1986–1986

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I'm not the girl who misses much, 1986–1986

Sale Date: May 30, 2002

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Zu deinem Tische treten wir, 1999–1999

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Zu deinem Tische treten wir, 1999–1999

Sale Date: May 16, 2002

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Closet circuit, 2000–2000

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Closet circuit, 2000–2000

Sale Date: May 16, 2002

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Liquid crystal vase, 1995–1995

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Liquid crystal vase, 1995–1995

Sale Date: May 14, 2002

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My boy, my horse, my dog, 1997–1997

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My boy, my horse, my dog, 1997–1997

Sale Date: May 13, 2002

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Entlastungen: Pipilottis Fehler, 1995–1995

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Entlastungen: Pipilottis Fehler, 1995–1995

Sale Date: February 8, 2002

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"CLN 4711", 1999–1999

Sale Date: November 25, 2001

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