Fifty years ago, the spoken word reigned, but during the last fifty years, the power has gone over to pictures.
Pipilotti RistI want to try to come away from that one directional, clear rectangular form. It's not used because it's the most beautiful form; it's just the practical thing. That's why our TVs are rectangles. Even in modern architecture, they want us to believe, "That's the nicest, most beautiful thing." I love modern architecture, but actually it's that they cannot afford amorphous shapes or ornaments.
Pipilotti RistIt will probably take several more generations before the female body can be considered a stand-in for the human body.
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