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Also known as William Viola

American video and installation artist (1951–2024)

Person · Open Library

Born
1951
Works
22

Top works

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  • Bill Viola : Hatsu-Yume / First Dream

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Finland
Active from
1999
Active to
2011-12-01
indie popsynth-pop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
238
Total plays
658

Tags

ambientnoiseArtistartvideo

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Quotes

  • When I started in video I was one of two or three dozen video artists in 1970. And now, to paraphrase Andy Warhol, everyone's a video artist. Video, through your cellphone and camcorder, has become a form of speech, and speech is not James Joyce. It's great, and to be celebrated, but it has to find its own level.

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Key facts

Born
( 1951-01-25 ) January 25, 1951, New York City, New York, U.S.
Died
July 12, 2024 (2024-07-12) (aged 73), Long Beach, California , U.S.
Education
Syracuse University ( BFA )
Known for
Video art , Electronic art , New media art
Notable work
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House (1982)
Website
billviola .com

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Described at

Le son d’une ligne de balayage (Chimères. Revue des schizoanalyses , 1991, article, Traducteur/Traductrice) Le son d’une ligne de balayage (Chimères. Revue des schizoanalyses , 1991, article, Éditeur/Éditrice intellectuel) Kunst sehen ist sich selbst sehen : Christian Boltanski, Bill Viola / Angeli Janhsen / Berlin : Reimer , cop. 2005 Bill Viola : [exhibition itinerary, Los Angeles County Museum of art, November 2, 1997-January 11, 1998 , Whitney Museum of American art, New York, February 12-May 10, 1998, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, September-November, 1998, Museum für Modern Kunst, Schirn Kunsthalle, and Karmerliterkloster, Frankfurt, January-April 1999, San Francisco Museum of art, June 4-September 7, 1999, The Art Institute of Chicago, October 16, 1999-January 16, 2000[ / curated by David A. Ross and Peter Sellars ; with contributions by Lewis Hyde, Kira Perov, David A. Ross, and Bill Viola / New York : Whitney Museum of American art , 1997 [The passing / Bill Viola, réal., scénario, prod., dir. photogr., montage / [Lieu de publication inconnu] : Éditions à voir]( XXe-XXIe siècles : l'art, le sacré : entretiens avec Bill Viola et Pierre Soulages : Bataille, Malraux, Barthes, Breton, Gilson, Nouveau...

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.billviola.com
Image
BillViola.jpg
Number of children
2
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date of birth
1951-01-25
Commons category
Bill Viola
name in native language
Bill Viola
date of death
2024-07-12
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Article

William John Viola Jr. ( US: /ˈvaɪoʊlə/ VY-oh-lə, UK: /ˈviːoʊlə/ VEE-oh-lə; January 25, 1951 – July 12, 2024) was an American video artist whose artistic expression depended upon electronic, sound, and image technology in new media. His works focus on the ideas behind fundamental human experiences such as birth, death, and aspects of consciousness.

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