Bill Viola

A pioneer in the medium of video art, 'Bill Viola' (qv)'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 (1981)_ (qv), _I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like (1986)_ (qv), _The Passing (1991)_ (qv), and installations _Room for St. John of the Cross (1983)_ (qv), _The Messenger (1996)_ (qv) and _The Quintet of the Astonished (2000)_ (qv), 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.::[email protected]