Pipilotti Rist

Pipilotti Rist, Massachusetts Chandelier. Installation view. Luhring Augustine, 2010

[Flavorwire] Pipilotti Rist, the video artist known for exploring gender and sexuality in her work, has a new show up at Chelsea's Luhring Augustine. Dubbed Heroes of Birth, it features the debut of two video installations, as well as a video sculpture.

As viewers enter the gallery space, they're confronted by All or Nothing, a triptych of mounted LCD screens displaying hypnotic images of body parts in motion. The screens are flanked by an altar covered with "daily offerings" — fresh flowers, snacks, and a functioning water cooler where visitors can quench their thirst. In the rear gallery, which is covered in wallpaper designed by Rist, hangsMassachusetts Chandelier — a glowing piece created using underwear collected from friends and family.