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Article: Artist Viola's world infused with divine. (religiosity of artist Bill Viola's video/sound exhibit 'The Crossing' at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- April 24, 1998
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I walk into a dark room and am confronted by a large, free-hanging screen onto which is projected an image of a man walking slowly toward me. When he reaches the point where his body almost fills the screen, he stops, looking intently ahead. I glance down at his feet and am startled to see a few small flames beginning to dance around his toes. They begin to grow, and over the next few minutes I watch the man become engulfed in fire. I then notice an eerie blue glow emanating from the other side of the screen. I follow the light and see the same man being doused by torrents of water. The simultaneous sounds of conflagration and deluge escalate and encompass the space. I ...
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Article: Revealing `Buried Secrets' Bill Viola uses video to ...
The Boston Globe;
July 3, 1996 ;
700+ words
...BURIED SECRETS Video installation by Bill Viola At: the Institute of Contemporary Art, through Sept. 29 The video artist Bill Viola uses the most modern technological means to delve into the most ancient concerns -- life and death, mind and ...
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