Bill Viola
Bill Viola (1951-2024)
The American video artist grew up with the development of portable video cameras, producing a ground-breaking body of video art—much of it in partnership with his wife, Kira Perov—that brought the format serious critical attention and attracted large attendances as his installations toured the world
Remembering Bill Viola, the artist whose video work expresses the heights and depths of human emotions
The influential American pioneer produced a ground-breaking body of work in partnership with his wife, Kira Perov, over more than 45 years
Mapplethorpe at the Guggenheim, Bill Viola at the Royal Academy
We talk to the people behind major exhibitions on both sides of the Atlantic. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
Kira Perov: the ‘guardian angel’ in Bill Viola’s life and work
As the Royal Academy in London prepares to open a show uniting the US video artist with Michelangelo, his wife and collaborator discusses her pivotal role in his process
Guggenheim Bilbao celebrates 20th birthday with Bill Viola
Retrospective honours US artist who sparked museum’s commitment to video art
Bill Viola reimagines the Renaissance with a retrospective in Florence
In 1974, fresh after graduating from the experimental studies programme at Syracuse University’s visual and performing arts department, Bill Viola moved to Florence to work at Art/Tapes/22, one of the first video art production studios in Europe
