Bill Viola
Known for Directing
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.
Filmography
What Is Cinema?
2013
as Self
Going Forth By Day
2002
as (segment "The Voyage")
Going Forth By Day
2002
Director
Going Forth By Day
2002
Writer
The Raft
2004
Director
The Raft
2004
Writer
Ascension
2000
Director
The Innocents
2008
Director
The Tristan Project
2004
Director
Information
1973
Director
The Voyage
2002
as Gatekeeper
The Voyage
2002
Director
The Reflecting Pool
1979
as Performer
The Reflecting Pool
1979
Director
The Reflecting Pool
1979
Writer
Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
2017
as Self
Ancient of Days
1982
Director
Tristan’s Ascension (The Sound of a Mountain Under a Waterfall)
2005
Director
Tristan’s Ascension (The Sound of a Mountain Under a Waterfall)
2005
Idea
The Quintet of the Astonished
2000
Director