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Bill Viola: Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House: Writings 1973-1994

By (author) Bill Viola, By (author) Robert Violette






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Bill Viola ia a leading artist working in video and sound installations. Born in 1951, Viola began working with film and electronic sound as a student in the early 1970s . For the last 25 years, he has used innovative multi-media technologies to explore the phenomena of sense perception as a language of the body and avenue of self-knowledge. In his work, Viola has integrated many discliplines and philosophies to present a broad view of contemporary art's relevance to the modern world, a view which has roots in the history of both Western and Eastern art.

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Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd
Published date | 4 Dec 1995
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Format | Paperback
Pages | 304
Dimensions | 235 x 158 x 24mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 830g
ISBN | 978-0-5002-7837-6
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BISAC | biography & autobiography / artists, architects, photographers


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