Margot Pilz is an Austrian concept and media artist known for her experimental and conceptual approach to art. Her work is rooted in the avant-garde spirit of the 1960s and 1970s, characterized by radical, actionist, and feminist themes. She was a pioneer in using computers and digital thinking in her artistic practice, creating media sculptures that explore monitoring and ethnographical naming. Pilz is also recognized for transforming personal experiences into public space installations, such as 'Kaorle am Karlsplatz' in the 1980s. Her artistic foundation lies in photography, which she used to document physical actions translating inner psychological states. She is noted for her role as a pioneer of performative and digital art in Austria.[1,2]
The White Cell Photographs 1983-19851985 · Rema-Print / Kulturamt Wien · book · English, GermanProject Weisse Zelle Kunst-Stoff. Artists' book with b&w photographs on foldout pages.
4th Dimension1983 · bookFlorenz
skin code1986 · bookMargot Pilz Goto MP, Wien
Die Auflösung der Fotografie - Der kalte Raum1992 · bookWien
Interaktive Medienskulpturen1999 · bookWien
ART BIOGRAPHY - Margot Pilz. Leben. Kunst.2021 · Leykam Verlag · book · GermanBiography
Exhibitions
1985The White Cell Photographs 1983 – 1985Wiensolo
2021SelbstauslöserinKunsthalle Krems, Kremssolo
2022UNE AVANT-GARDE FÉMINISTEArlesgroup
References
The White Cell. Photographs 1983-1985. Basis Wien. 2000 link
Doris Krumpl. Margot Pilz Biographie. margotpilz.at. 2024 link
