Bice Curiger, a Swiss curator and a founder of the art magazine Parkett, who has followed Rist's career from the beginning, recalls the difficulty with which her exuberance was initially received: "In the context of the world of video at the time Pipilotti began, the question was: 'Is this serious work or not?
For we must remember how this work was initially received.
"It was initially received well, but then was sidelined through continuous postponement," Mr. Abdalla said.
The group was initially received peacefully, but after multiple requests that they return to the Philippines, violence broke out.
He was initially received by the government of Turkey and domiciled on the island of Prinkipo (now Büyükada).
Hines reflects the distrust with which the system was initially received, before the success of Alf Ramsey's England gave it credibility.
The early films -- like "Titicut Follies," "High School," "Law and Order," "Hospital," "Welfare" -- were initially received as muckraking social criticism, in line with 60's protest culture.
With its infectious sense of pulse, jazzy melody and consonant harmony, the piece was initially received with some hostility after its premiere.
As a collection of what were essentially country songs played fast, loud and jangly, the album was initially received as either a betrayal or a breakthrough.
This segregation by genre corresponds to the way Gainsborough's art was initially received: his portraits were in clamorous demand; his landscapes, which he cared passionately about, were ignored.
