BIBLIOGRAPHY
SELECTED ARTIST'S WRITINGS
Bill Viola: Statements
by the Artist (exh. cat.). Introduction by Julia Brown. Los
Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1985.
Reasons for Knocking
at an Empty House: Writings 1973–1994. Edited by Robert Violette
with Bill Viola. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press; London: Thames and Hudson;
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1995.
SELECTED BOOKS AND CATALOGUES
Bélisle, Josée, ed. Bill Viola (exh. cat.). Texts by Josée Bélisle and Bill Viola.
Montreal: Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, 1993. In English and
French.
Bill Viola (exh.
cat.). Texts by David Ross, Susan Kalil, and Bill Viola, trans. Sook-Kyung
Lee. Seoul: Kukje Gallery, 2003. In English and Korean.
Bill Viola (exh.
cat.). Texts by Anne-Marie Duguet, John G. Hanhardt, Kathy Huffman,
Suzanne Page, and Bill Viola; interview with the artist by Deirdre Boyle.
Paris: Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1983. In English and
French.
Bill Viola: A Twenty-Five-Year
Survey (exh. cat.). Texts by Lewis Hyde, Kira Perov, David A. Ross,
and Bill Viola. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art; Paris: Flammarion,
1997. Stuttgart: Cantz, 1999. (German edition).
Bill Viola: Going
Forth By Day (exh. cat.). Interview with the artist by John G. Hanhardt.
Berlin: Deutsche Bank; New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 2002.
In English and German.
Bill Viola: Las Horas
Invisibles (exh.
cat.). Texts by John Walsh and David A. Ross. Granada: Centro Andaluz
de Arte Contemporaneo, 2007. In Spanish.
Bill Viola: Love/Death: The Tristan Project (exh.
cat.). Texts by Simon Grant and Bill Viola. London: Haunch of Venison
Gallery, 2006.
Bill Viola: Território
do Invisível/Site of the Unseen (exh. cat.). Texts by Ivana Bentes,
Marcello Dantas, and Kathy Huffman; interview with the artist by Jörg
Zutter. Rio de Janeiro: Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, 1994. In English
and Portuguese.
Bill Viola: Transfigurations (exh. cat.). Texts by Kelly Sidley and Bill Viola. Seoul: Kukje Gallery, 2008. In English and Korean.
Fargier, Jean-Paul. The
Reflecting Pool de Bill Viola. Crisnée: Éditions
Yellow Now, 2005. In French.
Feldman, Melissa
and H. Ashley Kistler, eds. Bill Viola: Slowly Turning Narrative
(exh. cat.). Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art; Richmond:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1992.
Grenier, Catherine, ed. Los Angeles 1955 - 1985 (exh. cat.). Paris: Éditions Centre Pompidou, 2006.
Hanhardt, John G.
“Cartografando il visible: l'arte di Bill Viola.” In Valentina
Valentini, ed., Ritratti: Greenaway, Martinis, Pirri, Viola.
Taormina, Italy: De Luca, 1987. In Italian.
–––––. Bill Viola: Fire, Water, Breath (exh. brochure.). New York: Guggenheim
Museum, 1997.
Heiferman, Marvin,
and Lisa Phillips, with John Hanhardt. Image World: Art and Media
Culture (exh. cat.). New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1989.
Juul, Michael and Anders
Kold, eds. Sip My Ocean: Video from the Louisiana Collection
(exh. cat.). Denmark: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2006
Krogh, Anna and Jens Erik Sorensen,
eds. Bill Viola: Visions (exh. cat.). Denmark: ARos Aarhus
Kunstmuseum, 2005. In Danish and English.
Livingstone, Marco. “Bill
Viola.” In Richard Morphet, Encounters: New Art from Old
(exh. cat.). London: National Gallery, 2000.
Loisy, Jean de, ed.
Bill Viola: The Sleep of Reason (exh. cat.). Jouy-en-Josas, France:
Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, 1990. In French.
London, Barbara,
ed. Bill Viola: Installations and Videotapes (exh. cat.). Texts
by J. Hoberman, Donald Kuspit, Barbara London, and Bill Viola. New York:
Museum of Modern Art, 1987.
Meyer, Felix and Heidy
Zimmermann, eds. Edgard Varese Composer Sound Sculptor Visionary
(exh. cat.). Woodbridge, UK: The Boydell Press, 2006.
Nusser, Uta, ed.
Bill Viola: Stations (exh. cat.). Texts by Martin Hentschel,
Hannelore Paflik-Huber, and Bill Viola. Stuttgart: Württembergischer
Kunstverein; Los Angeles: Lannan Foundation, 1996. In English and German.
Perov, Kira, ed. Bill Viola: Visioni interiori (exh. cat.). Texts by Maria Gloria Conti Bicocchi, Kira Perov, Salvatore Settis, Valentina Valentini and Bill Viola. Rome: Palazzo delle Esposizioni, and Florence: Giunti Arte Mostre, 2008. In Italian.
Pühringer, Alexander,
ed. Bill Viola (exh. cat.). Texts by Freidemann Malsch, Celia
Montolió, Otto Neumaier, and Bill Viola; interview with the artist by
Otto Neumaier and Alexander Pühringer. Salzburg: Salzburger Kunstverein,
1994. In English and German.
Sparrow, Felicity,
ed. Bill Viola: The Messenger (exh. cat.). Texts by David Jasper
and Stuart Morgan. Durham: Chaplaincy to the Arts and Recreation in
Northeast England, 1996.
Stations: Bill
Viola (exh. cat.). Introduction by Götz Adriani; texts by Reto Krüger,
Ralph Melcher, Bill Viola, and Dörte Zbikowski. Karlsruhe, Germany:
Museum für Neue Kunst/ZKM, 2000. In German.
Syring, Marie Luise,
ed. Bill Viola: Unseen Images/Nie gesehene Bilder/Images jamais vues (exh. cat.). Texts by Rolf Lauter and Marie Luise Syring; interview
with the artist by Jörg Zutter. Düsseldorf: Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1992.
In English, French, and German. Reprinted and expanded for Spanish edition
as Bill Viola: Más allá de la mirada (imágenes no vistas).
Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 1993.
Townsend, Chris, ed. The
Art of Bill Viola. Texts by Rhys Davies, Jonathan Lahey Dronsfield,
Cynthia Freeland, Antonio Geusa, Elizabeth Ten Grotenhuis, David Jasper,
David Morgan, Otto Neumaier, Chris Townsend, and Jean Wainwright. London:
Thames & Hudson, 2004. Milan: Bruno Mondadori, 2005 (Italian edition).
Tristan und Isolde:
Opéra en Trois Actes (prog. notes). Texts by Bill Viola,
Oswald Georg Bauer, Vaclav Jamek, Makis Solomos, Vincent Borel, Nicolas
Southon, and Timothée Picard. Paris: Opera National de Paris,
2004-2005. In English and French.
Valentini, Valentina,
ed. Taormina Arte 1993: Bill Viola: Vedere con la mente e con il
cuore. Texts by Valentina Valentini and Bill Viola; interviews
with the artist by Jörg Zutter, and interview with David A. Ross
by Gianfranco Mantegna. Rome: Gangemi Editore, 1993. In Italian.
Walsh, John, ed. The
Passions (exh. cat.). Texts by Hans Belting, Kira Perov, Peter
Sellars, Bill Viola and John Walsh. Los Angeles: Getty Publications,
2003.
Yapelli, Tina with
Toby Kamps. Bill Viola: Images and Spaces (exh. cat.). Texts
by Tina Yapelli and Bill Viola. Madison: Madison Art Center, 1994.
Zeitlin, Marilyn
A., ed. Bill Viola: Survey of a Decade (exh. cat.). Texts by
Deirdre Boyle, Kathy Rae Huffman, Christopher Knight, Michael Nash,
Joan Seeman Robinson, Gene Youngblood, and Marilyn A. Zeitlin. Houston:
Contemporary Arts Museum, 1988.
–––––. Bill Viola: Buried Secrets/Segreti sepolti (exh. cat.). Texts
by Bill Viola and Marilyn Zeitlin. Tempe: Arizona State University Art
Museum, 1995. In English and Italian. Reprinted and expanded as Bill
Viola: Buried Secrets/Vergrabene Geheimnisse. Texts by Carl Haenlein,
Susie Kalil, Bill Viola, and Marilyn Zeitlin. Hannover, Germany: Kestner-Gesellschaft,
1995. In German and English.
Selected Articles
and Reviews
Albertini, Rosanna.
“Bill Viola: L'oeil de la séparation (The Dividing Eye).”
Art Press (Paris) no. 233 (Mar. 1998), pp. 20–25. In English
and French.
Artner, Alan G. “Time
Traveler.” Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 1999, pp. 1, 12.
Bellour, Raymond.
“An Interview with Bill Viola.” October (Cambridge,
Mass.) no. 34 (fall 1985), pp. 91–119. Also published as “Entretien
avec Bill Viola: L'espace ŕ pleine dent” in Cahiers du cinéma (Paris) no. 379 (Jan. 1986), pp. 35–42, and Cahiers du cinéma (Paris) special issue “Oů va la Vidéo,” edited by Jean-Paul
Fargier, no. 14 (1986), pp. 64–73. In English and French.
Bloch, Dany. “Les
Vidéo-paysages de Bill Viola.” Art Press (Paris) no.
80 (Apr. 1984), pp. 24–26. In English and French.
Boyle, Deirdre. “Post-Traumatic
Shock: Bill Viola's Recent Work.” Afterimage (London) no.
24 (Sept.–Oct. 1996), pp. 9–11.
De Cecco, Emanuela.
“Bill Viola: Tra fisica e metafisica.” Flash Art (Milan)
26, no. 179 (Nov. 1993), pp. 31–34.In Italian.
Cumming, Laura. “A
Rembrandt for the Video Age.” The Observer (London), 6 May
2001, p. 11.
Daniels, Dieter.
“Bill Viola: Installations and Videotapes.” Kunstforum
(Mainz) no. 92 (Dec. 1987–Jan. 1988), pp. 247–50. In German.
Danto, Arthur. “TV
and Video.” The Nation (New York) 11 Sept. 1995, pp. 248–53.
Denny, Ned. “Viola
Bodies.” New Statesman (London) 28 May 2001, pp. 45–46.
Diaz-Urmeneta, Juan Bosco. “Tiempo de Pasiones.” Diarion
de Sevilla (Seville, Spain), 25 Mar. 2005, p. 36. In Spanish.
Douglas,
Sarah. "Interview: Bill Viola." ArtInfo.com, 2 November
2005. Artinfo interview click here.
Drohojowska-Philp,
Hunter. “His Camera Never Blinks.” Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 1997, Calendar section, pp. 3, 69.
_______. “The
Self-Discovery Channel.” Art News (New York) 96, no. 10
(Nov. 1997), pp. 206–09.
_______. “First
the Soundtrack, Now the Film.” Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug.
1999, Calendar section, pp. 52, 73–74.
Duguet, Anne-Marie.
“Les vidéos de Bill Viola: une poétique de l'espace-temps.”
Parachute (Montreal) no. 45 (Dec. 1986–Feb. 1987), pp. 10–15
in French; pp. 50–53 in English. Abridged version published in Expansion and Transformation: The Third Fukui International Video
Biennale (exh. cat.). Fukui, Japan: Fukui International Video
Biennale Executive Committee, 1989.
Duncan, Michael.
“Bill Viola: Altered Perceptions.” Art in America (New
York) 86, no. 3 (Mar. 1998) pp. 62–69.
Frankel, David. "Bill Viola." ArtForum
(New York) XXXIX, no. 4 (Dec. 2000), p. 145.
Gallegos, Carina. “The Passions at the National Gallery, London.” Art
Nexus, No.52, vol. 3, April-June, 2004, pp. 94-97.
Gibbons, Fiachra."Display of Passion Which Will End
in Tears." The Guardian (London) 5 July 2003, p. 11.
Grant, Simon. “This
Work Would Make the Angels Weep.” The Independent on Sunday
(London) 6 May 2001, pp. 1, 4.
Harvey, Doug. "Extremities:
The Video Passions of Bill Viola." L.A. Weekly, 24 - 30 January
2003, pp. 26- 30.
Hierholzer, Michael.
“Berührung der Gegensätze im dunklen Raum.” Frankfurter
Allgemeine Magazin, 7 Feb. 1999, p. 25. In German.
Hohmeyer, Jürgen.
“Flimmern im Brunnen.” Der Spiegel (Berlin) no. 53
(Dec. 1992), pp. 170–71. In
German.
Januszczak, Waldemar.
“Magical, Mystical, Magnificent.” The Sunday Times (London) 26 Apr. 1998, section 11, pp. 8–9.
Kidel, Mark. "Earth,
Wind and Fire...Bill Viola's New Work" The Guardian
(London), 19 Mar. 2002.
Knight, Christopher. "Tackling
Life's Eternal Questions, on Video." Los Angeles Times,
28 January 2003, Calendar section, pp. E1, E10.
Kuspit, Donald. “The
Passing.” Artforum (New York) 32, no. 1 (Sept. 1993), pp.
145, 204.
McLeod, Melvin. "The
Light Enters You." Shambhala Sun (Nova Scotia) Nov.
2004, pp. 32-36.
Mejias, Jordan. “Bill
Viola: Die kunst, der tod, und das teetrinken.” Frankfurter
Allgemeine Magazin, 5 Feb. 1999, cover, pp. 10–19. In German.
Miranda, J.H. “Las emociones
humanas vistas por Bill Viola.” El Punto de las Artes (Spain),
11 February 2005, p.17. In Spanish.
Morgado, Marcia. “Bill Viola
nacimiento, vida, muerte…y
renacer.” Harper’s Bazaar en Español (Mexico),
June 2005, pp. 98-101. In Spanish.
Musa, Helen. “Agony and Ecstacy
in His Moving Pictures.” The
Canberra Times (Australia), 30 July 2005: News 3.
Nash, Michael. “Bill
Viola.” Journal of Contemporary Art (New York) 3,
no. 2 (fall/winter 1990), pp. 63–73.
Neumaier, Otto, and
Alexander Pühringer. “Buried Secrets: Bill Viola im Gespräch mit
Otto Neumaier und Alexander Pühringer.” Noëma (Salzburg)
no. 40 (winter 1995–96), pp. 20–35.
Plagens,
Peter. “The Video Vibes of Venice.” Newsweek (New York)
17 July 1995, p. 59.
Riding, Alan. "In
Pursuit of Total Art..." The New York Times, 14 April
2005, p. B3.
Rifkin, Alan. "Doubt,
Dry Spells and Days in the Desert" West Magainze:
Los Angeles Times, 28 January 2007, pp. 14 -21.
Ross, Alex. "The
Waves." The New Yorker (New York) 30 May 2005, pp. 94-95.
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LINK)
Roux, Marie-Aude.
"Sellars, Viola, Salonen, trio de feu a l'Opéra Bastille."
Le Monde (Paris) 12 April 2005, Culture section, pp. 28-29.
Rush, Michael. "Bill
Viola at James Cohan." Art in America (New York) 89, no.
3 (Mar. 2001) p. 129.
Rutledge, Virginia.
“Art at the End of the Optical Age.” Art in America (New
York) 86, no. 3 (Mar. 1998), pp. 70–77.
Solomon, Andrew.
“Bill Viola's Video Arcade.” New York Times Magazine,
8 Feb. 1998, pp. 34–37.
Swed, Mark. "Tristan
Graduates from a Project to a Triumph." Los Angeles Times,15
April 2005, Calendar section, pp. 1, 30.
Young, Clara. "Real
Time Players." Modern Painters (London), May 2005, pp.
56-61.
Youngblood, Gene.
“Metaphysical Structuralism: The Videotapes of Bill Viola.”
Millennium Film Journal (New York) no. 20/21 (fall/winter 1988–89),
pp. 80–114. First published under same title for the laser-disc
edition of Bill Viola: Selected Works. Los Angeles: Voyager,
1987.
