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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 organized by The Whitney Museum of American Art recently traveled to 6 institutions in the USA and Europe. MacArthur Fellow.

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Known For:Directing

Birthday:1951-01-25

Place of Birth:Queens, New York, USA

Homepage:https://www.billviola.com/

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Bill Viola Movies

The Voyage (2002)

The Voyage (2002)

Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House (1983)

Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House (1983)

Return (1975)

I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like (1986)

I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like (1986)

Bill Viola: The Eye of the Heart (2003)

Bill Viola: The Eye of the Heart (2003)

The Reflecting Pool (1979)

The Reflecting Pool (1979)

Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's (2017)

Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's (2017)

What Is Cinema? (2013)

What Is Cinema? (2013)

The Stopping Mind (1990)

The Stopping Mind (1990)

The Passing (1992)

The Passing (1992)

Silent Life (1986)

Silent Life (1986)

Moonblood (1979)

Moonblood (1979)

Vegetable Memory (1980)

Vegetable Memory (1980)

Slowly Turning Narrative (1992)

Slowly Turning Narrative (1992)

Memories Of Ancestral Power (1977)

Memories Of Ancestral Power (1977)

Hatsu Yume (First Dream) (1981)

Hatsu Yume (First Dream) (1981)

Anthem (1983)

The Veiling (1995)

The Veiling (1995)

Ancient of Days (1982)

Ancient of Days (1982)

Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat) (1979)

Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat) (1979)

I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like (1986)

I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like (1986)

The Nantes Triptych (1992)

The Nantes Triptych (1992)

Migration (for Jack Nelson) (1976)

Migration (for Jack Nelson) (1976)

Migration (for Jack Nelson) (1976)

Migration (for Jack Nelson) (1976)

The Raft (2004)

The Raft (2004)

Migration (for Jack Nelson) (1976)

Migration (for Jack Nelson) (1976)

Tristan’s Ascension (The Sound of a Mountain Under a Waterfall) (2005)

Tristan’s Ascension (The Sound of a Mountain Under a Waterfall) (2005)

Angel's Gate (1989)

Angel's Gate (1989)

Angel's Gate (1989)

Angel's Gate (1989)

Angel's Gate (1989)

Angel's Gate (1989)

Guadalcanal Requiem (1977)

Guadalcanal Requiem (1977)

The Greeting (1995)

The Greeting (1995)

The Reflecting Pool (1979)

The Reflecting Pool (1979)

Migration (for Jack Nelson) (1976)

Migration (for Jack Nelson) (1976)

Fire Woman (2005)

Fire Woman (2005)

Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House (1983)

Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House (1983)

Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House (1983)

Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House (1983)

Truth Through Mass Individuation (1976)

Truth Through Mass Individuation (1976)

The Space Between the Teeth (1976)

The Space Between the Teeth (1976)

A Phrase from Chris (2011)

A Phrase from Chris (2011)

Sodium Vapor (1986)

Sodium Vapor (1986)

Four Songs (1976)

Four Songs (1976)

Junkyard Levitation (1976)

Junkyard Levitation (1976)

Songs of Innocence (1976)

Songs of Innocence (1976)

A Non-Dairy Creamer (1975)

A Non-Dairy Creamer (1975)

Playing Soul Music to My Freckles (1975)

Playing Soul Music to My Freckles (1975)

A Million Other Things (2) (1975)

A Million Other Things (2) (1975)

Red Tape: Collected Works (1975)

Red Tape: Collected Works (1975)

Return (1975)

The Semi-Circular Canals (1975)

The Semi-Circular Canals (1975)

Déserts (1994)

Heaven and Earth (1992)

Heaven and Earth (1992)

Inverted Birth (2014)

Inverted Birth (2014)

Going Forth By Day (2002)

Going Forth By Day (2002)

Surrender (2001)

Surrender (2001)

Man Searching for Immortality/Woman Searching for Eternity (2013)

Man Searching for Immortality/Woman Searching for Eternity (2013)

Three Women (2008)

Three Women (2008)

The Dreamers (2013)

The Dreamers (2013)

The Tristan Project (2004)

The Tristan Project (2004)

Fire Birth (2002)

Fire Birth (2002)

The Path (2002)

The Path (2002)

The Crossing (1996)

The Crossing (1996)

The Wheel of Becoming (1977)

The Wheel of Becoming (1977)

Angel's Gate (1989)

Angel's Gate (1989)

The Morning After the Night of Power (1977)

The Morning After the Night of Power (1977)

Memory Surfaces and Mental Prayers (1977)

Memory Surfaces and Mental Prayers (1977)

Sweet Light (1977)

Sweet Light (1977)

Déserts (1994)

Return (1975)

The Raft (2004)

The Raft (2004)

Martyrs (2014)

He Weeps for You (1977)

He Weeps for You (1977)

Ocean Without a Shore (2007)

Ocean Without a Shore (2007)

Eternal Return (2000)

Eternal Return (2000)

Mary (2016)

Mary (2016)

I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like (1986)

I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like (1986)

I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like (1986)

I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like (1986)

The Voyage (2002)

The Voyage (2002)

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (2018)

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (2018)

The Reflecting Pool (1979)

The Reflecting Pool (1979)

The Reflecting Pool (1979)

The Reflecting Pool (1979)

The Reflecting Pool (1979)

The Reflecting Pool (1979)

Ascension (2000)

Ascension (2000)

Déserts (1994)

Déserts (1994)

Hatsu Yume (First Dream) (1981)

Hatsu Yume (First Dream) (1981)

Hatsu Yume (First Dream) (1981)

Hatsu Yume (First Dream) (1981)

Hatsu Yume (First Dream) (1981)

Hatsu Yume (First Dream) (1981)

Hatsu Yume (First Dream) (1981)

Hatsu Yume (First Dream) (1981)

Tristan’s Ascension (The Sound of a Mountain Under a Waterfall) (2005)

Tristan’s Ascension (The Sound of a Mountain Under a Waterfall) (2005)

Emergence (2003)

Emergence (2003)

The Encounter (2012)

The Encounter (2012)

Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers (1984)

Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers (1984)

Anthem (1983)

Moving Stillness: Mount Rainier 1979 (1979)

Moving Stillness: Mount Rainier 1979 (1979)

The Sleepers (1992)

The Sleepers (1992)

The Crossing (1970)

The Crossing (1970)

Information (1973)

Information (1973)

Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat) (1979)

Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat) (1979)

Ablutions (2005)

Ablutions (2005)

Anima (2000)

Walking on the Edge (2012)

Walking on the Edge (2012)

Martyrs: Water (2014)

Martyrs: Water (2014)

Martyrs: Earth (2014)

Martyrs: Earth (2014)

Basin of Tears (2005)

Basin of Tears (2005)

Martyrs: Air (2014)

Martyrs: Air (2014)

The Quintet of the Astonished (2000)

The Quintet of the Astonished (2000)

The Innocents (2008)

The Innocents (2008)

Martyrs: Fire (2014)

Martyrs: Fire (2014)

Catherine's Room (2001)

Catherine's Room (2001)

Four Hands (2001)

Four Hands (2001)

Traveling on Foot (2012)

Traveling on Foot (2012)

Interval (1995)

Interval (1995)

Poem B (The Guest House) (2006)

Poem B (The Guest House) (2006)