Pierre Schaeffer was a French composer and a pioneer of electronic music. While working at the French national radio (Radiodiffusion Française), Schaeffer began experimenting with real-world sounds recorded on magnetic tape, pioneering a genre now known as musique concrète. In works such as Étude
Video, installation and performance artist Pipilotti Rist has been experimenting with new media since 1986. Rist uses multimedia to create enveloping sensory experiences for viewers. Her approach to making resonates with her multi-valent view of art. Rist told Frieze Magazine, "Art’s task is to c