Pipilotti Rist
dal 17/11/2008 al 1/2/2009
Segnalato da
17/11/2008
Pipilotti Rist
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA, New York
Pour Your Body Out (7354 Cubic Meters). Rist's lush multimedia installations playfully and provocatively merge fantasy and reality. MoMA commissioned the Swiss artist to create a monumental site-specific installation that immerses the Museum's Marron Atrium in twenty-five-foot-high moving images. Visitors will be able to experience the work while walking through the space or sitting upon a sculptural seating island designed by the artist.
curated by Klaus Biesenbach
Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist (b. 1962), best known for her lush multimedia installations
that playfully and provocatively merge fantasy and reality, will create a site-specific monumental
video, sound, and sculptural installation that will immerse MoMA's atrium in moving images for the
first time.
Multiple high definition projections comprise a panorama measuring 25 feet high and
200 feet in almost surround, turning the atrium into a gigantic pool of images filled with liquid
volume of light and color. Visitors will be able to experience the work while walking through the
space or sitting upon a sculptural seating island designed by the artist and Atelier Rist Sisters.
Sound by Anders Guggisberg. Organized by Klaus Biesenbach, Chief Curator of Media, The
Museum of Modern Art.
Lead corporate sponsorship is provided by UBS.
Major support is provided by the Wallis Annenberg Fund for Innovation in Contemporary Art, Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis, Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, and Franz Wassmer.
Additional funding is provided by Monique Barbier-Mueller and by Pro Helvetia, Arts Council of Switzerland.
Special thanks to Enia Carpet Group AG.
Press Contact: Daniela Stigh, 212-708-9747 or daniela_stigh@moma.org
Press Preview: Tuesday, November 18, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMa
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