“Art is, for me, the process of trying to wake up the soul.” For Bill Viola sense perception is a channel to self-knowledge, a way to open audiences to the mystery of the inner self. How does he do it? His video installations, sound environments, and electronic-music performances draw from religion and mysticism, and target the transformative realms of birth and death, the flow of consciousness. Through 15 masterpieces, this exhibition surveys the king of video’s entire career. —Elena Clavarino
The Arts Intel Report
Bill Viola
Bill Viola, Fire Woman, 2005.
When
Feb 24 – June 25, 2023
Where
Etc
Photo: Kira Perov/© Bill Viola Studio