Bill Viola
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-01-25 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Queens, New York, USA
Bill Viola
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.
Acting
(2017)
(2013)
What Is Cinema?
as Self
(2003)
(2002)
The Voyage
as Gatekeeper
(2002)
Going Forth By Day
as (segment "The Voyage")
(1986)
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
as Himself
(1983)
(1979)
The Reflecting Pool
as Performer
(1975)
Crew
The Crossing
Director
(2018)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Director
(2016)
Mary
Director, Writer
(2014)
Inverted Birth
Director
(2014)
Martyrs
Director
(2014)
Martyrs: Fire
Director
(2014)
Martyrs: Earth
Director
(2014)
Martyrs: Water
Director
(2014)
Martyrs: Air
Director
(2013)
(2013)
The Dreamers
Director
(2012)
The Encounter
Director
(2012)
Walking on the Edge
Director
(2012)
Traveling on Foot
Director
(2011)
A Phrase from Chris
Director
(2008)
Three Women
Director
(2008)
The Innocents
Director
(2007)
Ocean Without a Shore
Director
(2006)
Poem B (The Guest House)
Director
(2005)
(2005)
Fire Woman
Director
(2005)
Ablutions
Director
(2005)
Basin of Tears
Director
(2004)
The Raft
Writer, Director
(2004)
The Tristan Project
Director
(2003)
Emergence
Director
(2002)
Going Forth By Day
Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
(2002)
The Path
Director
(2002)
Fire Birth
Director
(2002)
The Voyage
Director
(2001)
Surrender
Director
(2001)
Catherine's Room
Director
(2001)
Four Hands
Director
(2000)
Eternal Return
Director
(2000)
Ascension
Director
(2000)
The Quintet of the Astonished
Director
(2000)
Anima
Director
(1996)
The Crossing
Director
(1995)
The Veiling
Director
(1995)
The Greeting
Director
(1995)
Interval
Director
(1994)
Déserts
Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
(1992)
The Passing
Director
(1992)
Slowly Turning Narrative
Director
(1992)
The Nantes Triptych
Director
(1992)
Heaven and Earth
Director
(1992)
The Sleepers
Director
(1990)
The Stopping Mind
Director
(1989)
Angel's Gate
Director of Photography, Idea, Editor, Director
(1986)
Silent Life
Director
(1986)
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
Director, Producer, Cinematography
(1986)
Sodium Vapor
Director
(1984)
(1983)
Anthem
Director, Writer
(1983)
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House
Writer, Director
(1982)
Ancient of Days
Director
(1981)
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)
Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer
(1980)
Vegetable Memory
Director
(1979)
Moonblood
Director
(1979)
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat)
Director, Creator
(1979)
The Reflecting Pool
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
(1979)
(1977)
Memories Of Ancestral Power
Director
(1977)
Guadalcanal Requiem
Director of Photography
(1977)
The Wheel of Becoming
Director
(1977)
(1977)
(1977)
Sweet Light
Director
(1977)
He Weeps for You
Director
(1976)
Migration (for Jack Nelson)
Director of Photography, Editor, Idea, Director
(1976)
The Space Between the Teeth
Director
(1976)
Junkyard Levitation
Director
(1976)
Songs of Innocence
Director
(1976)
Truth Through Mass Individuation
Director
(1976)
Four Songs
Director
(1975)
A Million Other Things (2)
Director
(1975)
Red Tape: Collected Works
Director
(1975)
The Semi-Circular Canals
Director
(1975)
(1975)
A Non-Dairy Creamer
Director
(1975)
Return
Director, Writer
(1973)
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