Bill Viola
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American video and installation artist (1951–2024)
OverviewAI-generated
Bill Viola was born on January 25, 1951, and died on July 12, 2024. He had two children.
His work is included in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection and the Macarthur Fellows collection.
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
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
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Long Beach
- Occupation
- visual artist
- Educated at
- Syracuse University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Documenta IX
- Genre
- video art
- Movement
- new media art
- Official website
- www.billviola.com
- Image
- BillViola.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Atsugi
- Residence
- Long Beach
Show 12 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1951-01-25
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Commons category
- Bill Viola
- member of
- Royal Academy of Arts
- copyright representative
- Bill Viola
- name in native language
- Bill Viola
- described at URL
- www.persee.fr/authority/157475
- P12749
- August Landmesser
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- date of death
- 2024-07-12
- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life and education
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