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Bill Viola (b. 1951) is one of today’s premier video installation artists whose apparently straightforward imagery belies a decades-long investigation into the human imagination and its various states of consciousness. This unique and accessible guide to Viola’s work provides new insights into the artist’s creative processes by drawing on his own writing, as well as texts that have inspired his creative vision. John G. Hanhardt, an expert on Bill Viola, explores how the artist’s work relates to literature, philosophy, poetry, and mysticism. Kira Perov, Viola’s wife, artistic collaborator, and the manager of his studio, offers her own intimate insights into his work and studio production. Beautifully illustrated, this book imparts a fresh take on Viola’s art, originality, and celebrated creativity. Distributed for the Barnes FoundationExhibition The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia(06/30/19–09/15/19)

Bill Viola began producing video works in the early 1970s, and since then has captivated audiences with his poignant and beautifully wrought interpretations of human experience. He is considered among the most celebrated proponents of the medium of video art. This book gives an account of one of contemporary art's most powerful creative minds.

Nach „Intermedia: Enacting the Liminal“ veröffentlichen die Dortmunder Schriften zur Kunst den zweiten grundlegenden Band über Intermedia als Diskursform in der zeitgenössischen Kunst. John Hanhardt, früher Kurator am Guggenheim-Museum in New York und heute am Smithsonian Institute in Washington, entwickelt kennzeichnende Merkmale von Intermedia am Beispiel des Werks von Hans Breder (Iowa City) und bettet sie in die kunsthistorischen Kontexte der letzten vierzig Jahre ein. In Verbindung mit einer genauen Biografie des Intermedia-Künstlers und einem ausführlichen Bildteil kann dieser Band als eine Einführung in intermediales künstlerisches Denken und Handeln gelesen werden. Klaus-Peter Busse ist Herausgeber der Dortmunder Schriften zur Kunst und führt in seinem Vorwort in die Thematik ein (vgl. zur Schriftenreihe: http://web. mac. com/klaus. peter. busse).