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Bill Viola

Directing 75 years old Queens, New York, USA ★ 0.1
Born: January 25, 1951

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.

External Links

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Known For

The Raft
The Raft Director 2004
The Tristan Project
The Tristan Project Director 2004
Going Forth By Day
Going Forth By Day Director 2002
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Sweet Light Director 1977
Ascension
Ascension Director 2000

Filmography

Acting Credits (13)

Directing Credits (81)

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Director 2018
Mary
Mary Director 2016
Martyrs: Earth
Martyrs: Earth Director 2014
Martyrs: Water
Martyrs: Water Director 2014
Martyrs: Fire
Martyrs: Fire Director 2014
Martyrs: Air
Martyrs: Air Director 2014
Martyrs
Martyrs Director 2014
Inverted Birth
Inverted Birth Director 2014
Man Searching for Immortality/Woman Searching for Eternity
Man Searching for Immortality/Woman Searching for Eternity Director 2013
The Dreamers
The Dreamers Director 2013
The Encounter
The Encounter Director 2012
Walking on the Edge
Walking on the Edge Director 2012
Traveling on Foot
Traveling on Foot Director 2012
A Phrase from Chris
A Phrase from Chris Director 2011
The Innocents
The Innocents Director 2008
Three Women
Three Women Director 2008
Ocean Without a Shore
Ocean Without a Shore Director 2007
Poem B (The Guest House)
Poem B (The Guest House) Director 2006
Basin of Tears
Basin of Tears Director 2005
Ablutions
Ablutions Director 2005
Fire Woman
Fire Woman Director 2005
Tristan’s Ascension (The Sound of a Mountain Under a Waterfall)
Tristan’s Ascension (The Sound of a Mountain Under a Waterfall) Director 2005
The Tristan Project
The Tristan Project Director 2004
The Raft
The Raft Director 2004
Emergence
Emergence Director 2003
Going Forth By Day
Going Forth By Day Director 2002
Fire Birth
Fire Birth Director 2002
The Path
The Path Director 2002
The Voyage
The Voyage Director 2002
Four Hands
Four Hands Director 2001
Catherine's Room
Catherine's Room Director 2001
Surrender
Surrender Director 2001
The Quintet of the Astonished
The Quintet of the Astonished Director 2000
Anima
Anima Director 2000
Eternal Return
Eternal Return Director 2000
Ascension
Ascension Director 2000
The Crossing
The Crossing Director 1996
The Veiling
The Veiling Director 1995
Interval
Interval Director 1995
The Greeting
The Greeting Director 1995
Déserts
Déserts Director 1994
The Passing
The Passing Director 1992
Slowly Turning Narrative
Slowly Turning Narrative Director 1992
The Nantes Triptych
The Nantes Triptych Director 1992
Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth Director 1992
The Sleepers
The Sleepers Director 1992
The Stopping Mind
The Stopping Mind Director 1990
Angel's Gate
Angel's Gate Director 1989
Sodium Vapor
Sodium Vapor Director 1986
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like Director 1986
Silent Life
Silent Life Director 1986
Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers
Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers Director 1984
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House Director 1983
Anthem
Anthem Director 1983
Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days Director 1982
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)
Hatsu Yume (First Dream) Director 1981
Vegetable Memory
Vegetable Memory Director 1980
The Reflecting Pool
The Reflecting Pool Director 1979
Moonblood
Moonblood Director 1979
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat)
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat) Director 1979
Moving Stillness: Mount Rainier 1979
Moving Stillness: Mount Rainier 1979 Director 1979
Memories Of Ancestral Power
Memories Of Ancestral Power Director 1977
The Wheel of Becoming
The Wheel of Becoming Director 1977
The Morning After the Night of Power
The Morning After the Night of Power Director 1977
Memory Surfaces and Mental Prayers
Memory Surfaces and Mental Prayers Director 1977
Sweet Light
Sweet Light Director 1977
He Weeps for You
He Weeps for You Director 1977
Truth Through Mass Individuation
Truth Through Mass Individuation Director 1976
The Space Between the Teeth
The Space Between the Teeth Director 1976
Four Songs
Four Songs Director 1976
Junkyard Levitation
Junkyard Levitation Director 1976
Songs of Innocence
Songs of Innocence Director 1976
Migration (for Jack Nelson)
Migration (for Jack Nelson) Director 1976
A Non-Dairy Creamer
A Non-Dairy Creamer Director 1975
Playing Soul Music to My Freckles So They Won't Get Lonely
Playing Soul Music to My Freckles So They Won't Get Lonely Director 1975
A Million Other Things (2)
A Million Other Things (2) Director 1975
Red Tape: Collected Works
Red Tape: Collected Works Director 1975
Return
Return Director 1975
The Semi-Circular Canals
The Semi-Circular Canals Director 1975
Information
Information Director 1973
The Crossing
The Crossing Director

Writing Credits (12)

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