| Description |
205 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Foreward: A feeling for the things themselves / David Ross -- Selected works 1972-1996 / Kira Perov and Bill Viola -- Conversation / Lewis Hyde and Bill Viola -- Selected works 1972-1996: catalogue |
| Summary |
The book features a dynamic and visually rich selection of works from 1972 to 1996, in a presentation compiled by Kira Perov and Bill Viola, with written descriptions by the artist, and a conversation between Viola and poet/scholar Lewis Hyde on the spiritual roots and cultural traditions underlying Viola's art. There is also an overview of the artist's achievement by David A. Ross, Whitney Museum director, who has been involved with Viola's work since its beginning and, as the first museum curator of video art, has played a major role in the history and development of the field |
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Bill Viola (b. 1951) is widely acknowledged as the leading video artist on the international scene. His video installations - total environments that envelop the viewer in image and sound - employ sophisticated state-of-the-art technologies and are distinguished by their precision and direct simplicity. This catalogue has been published in conjunction with "Bill Viola," the first major survey of the artist's work and the largest exhibition ever devoted to an individual video artist, organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art and curated by David A. Ross and Peter Sellars |
| Notes |
Published on the occasion of the travelling exhibition organised by the Whitney Museum of American Art, opening at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2 Nov. 1997-11 Jan. 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Viola, Bill, 1951-
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Viola, Bill, 1951- -- Exhibitions.
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Viola, Bill, 1951- -- Interviews.
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Viola, Bill, 1951- -- Exhibitions.
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Artists -- United States -- Interviews.
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Installations (Art) -- Exhibitions.
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Video art -- Exhibitions.
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Video art -- United States -- Exhibitions.
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Video art -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Video art.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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Interviews.
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| Author |
Hyde, Lewis, 1945-
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Ross, David A., 1949-
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Sellars, Peter.
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Whitney Museum of American Art.
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| LC no. |
97026976 |
| ISBN |
0874271142 (paper : Whitney) |
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2080136453 (cloth : Flammarion) |
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