Bill Viola
Known for Directing · 13 credits
- Born
- 1951-01-25 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Queens, New York, USA
Biography
A pioneer in the medium of video art, Bill Viola's work explores the spiritual and perceptual side of human experience. Since 1970 he has created videotapes, architectural video installations, sound environments, electronic music performances and pieces for television. Works include Hatsu Yume (First Dream), The Passing, and installations Room for St. John of the Cross, The Messenger and The Quintet of the Astonished, recently shown at the National Gallery, London in "Encounters, New Art from Old". A 25-year survey exhibition of his work organized by The Whitney Museum of American Art recently traveled to 6 institutions in the USA and Europe. MacArthur Fellow.
Known For
Movies (13)
What Is Cinema?
2013
as Self
Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
2017
as Self
Trovoada
1995
as Self (voice)
The Voyage
2002
as Gatekeeper
Going Forth By Day
2002
as (segment "The Voyage")
Return
1975
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
1986
as Himself
The Reflecting Pool
1979
as Performer
Migration (for Jack Nelson)
1976
The Deluge
Bill Viola: The Eye of the Heart
2003
as Self
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House
1983
Processing the Signal
as Himself
About Bill Viola
A pioneer in the medium of video art, Bill Viola's work explores the spiritual and perceptual side of human experience. Since 1970 he has created videotapes, architectural video installations, sound environments, electronic music performances and pieces for television. Works include Hatsu Yume (First Dream), The Passing, and installations Room for St. John of the Cross, The Messenger and The Quintet of the Astonished, recently shown at the National Gallery, London in "Encounters, New Art from Old". A 25-year survey exhibition of his work organ… With 13 credits spanning from 1975 to 2017, Bill Viola has appeared in 13 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bill Viola Movies
- What Is Cinema? (2013) — as Self
- Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's (2017) — as Self
- Trovoada (1995) — as Self (voice)
- The Voyage (2002) — as Gatekeeper
- Going Forth By Day (2002) — as (segment "The Voyage")
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