Walter Annenberg Annual Lecture: Bill Viola
Tues, Oct 27, 2009
7 pm
Bill Viola, Ascending Angel (iv.) from Five Angels for the Millennium, 2001. Five-channel color video installation, each projection with stereo sound, dimensions variable. Performer: Josh Coxx. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchased jointly by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, with funds from Leonard A. Lauder; Tate, London, with funds from Lynn Forester de Rothschild; and the Centre Pompidou, Paris, with funds from Lily Safra 2004.27. Photograph by Kira Perov
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A pioneer in the medium of video art, Bill Viola has been instrumental in establishing video as a vital form of contemporary art. Often drawing on religious iconography and historical narratives, Viola’s work exhibits a simple and elegant beauty that exceeds the complex technology of its presentation. As he states, “It only takes an instant for an impression to become a vision.” In this fifth Annenberg Lecture, Viola will speak about his work in conversation with Adam D. Weinberg, the Whitney’s Alice Pratt Brown Director.
In honor of the late Walter H. Annenberg, philanthropist, patron of the arts, and former ambassador, the Whitney Museum established the Walter Annenberg Annual Lecture to advance this country's understanding of its art and culture. In this fifth Annenberg Lecture, Bill Viola speaks about his work in conversation with Adam D. Weinberg, the Whitney's Alice Pratt Brown Director.
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