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Home » Go see – Zürich: Pipilotti Rist at Hauser & Wirth, through October 17, 2009

Go see – Zürich: Pipilotti Rist at Hauser & Wirth, through October 17, 2009

August 29th, 2009

Pipilotti Rist, Hauser and Wirth, Film Still, 2009
Pipilotti Rist, Film Still, via Hauser & Wirth

Pipilotti Rist’s ingenuity has materialized into her perfect living space at Hauser & Wirth.  Inside you’ll find a collaboration of elements that marry the domestic to music, lights, still images and lightboxes.  All are artfully finished with a sprinkling of video installations from her upcoming feature film Pepperminta.

Related links:
Pipilotti Rist Show [Hauser and Wirth]
Pepperminta Official Site
Pipilotti Rist’s Site
Pour Your Body Out [MoMA]

Pipilotti Rist, Hauser and Wirth, Film still, 2009
Pipilotti Rist, Film Still, via Hauser and Wirth

More text and pictures after the jump…

Pipilotti Rist, Hauser and Wirth, 2009
Pipilotti Rist, Enlight My Space, via Hauser & Wirth

Rist’s installation is primarily an interactive piece, submerging the viewer in a sensory playground with the intention to create discovery, enlightenment and happiness.  Rist intends to ‘free people of their fears,’ blurring lines between social more and anarchy, fantasy and actuality.  With childlike takes on the ordinary and a motley of color, Rist transforms the mundane into a haven of delight.  The viewer is invited to be  delivered from inhibition and dance in the ‘living room disco’ to fully experience Pepperminta in its own physical manifestation. The show is over October 17, 2009. Pepperminta released in Switzerland on September 10th.

Pipilotti Rist, Hauser and Wirth, Film Still, 2009
Pipilotti Rist, Film Still, via Hauser and Wirth

Pipilotti Rist, Hauser and Wirth 2009
Pipilotti Rist, I Never Taught in Buffalo, via Hauser and Wirth

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