Bill Viola

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Bill Viola is an American contemporary video artist renowned for his immersive, slow-motion installations that explore themes of perception, spirituality, and the human condition.

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instanceOf contemporary artist
person
video artist
artMedium installation
sound
video
awardReceived Guggenheim Fellowship NERFINISHED
MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED
birthDate 1951-01-25
birthPlace New York City NERFINISHED
Queens NERFINISHED
collaborator Kira Perov NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
degree Bachelor of Fine Arts
educatedAt Syracuse University NERFINISHED
education Syracuse University NERFINISHED
employer WNET Thirteen NERFINISHED
familyName Viola NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork contemporary art
video art
givenName Bill NERFINISHED
hasExhibitedAt Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED
Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED
Tate Modern NERFINISHED
Venice Biennale NERFINISHED
Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED
movement contemporary art
installation art
new media art
name Bill Viola NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableFor immersive video installations
large-scale projections
slow-motion video works
notableWork Five Angels for the Millennium NERFINISHED
Martyrs (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) NERFINISHED
Ocean Without a Shore NERFINISHED
The Crossing NERFINISHED
The Greeting NERFINISHED
The Passions NERFINISHED
The Quintet of the Astonished NERFINISHED
The Raft NERFINISHED
residence Long Beach, California NERFINISHED
spouse Kira Perov NERFINISHED
theme birth and death
perception
spirituality
the human condition
time and duration
transcendence
usesTechnique extreme slow motion
high-definition video
large-scale projection
workedAt Art/Tapes/22, Florence NERFINISHED

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