Reverse television-portraits of viewers [videorecording] : compilation tape / Bill Viola. [1983-1984]

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Reverse television-portraits of viewers [videorecording] : compilation tape / Bill Viola. [1983-1984]

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Viola inverts the position and gaze of the television viewer in a series of video portraits. The individuals are shot in their living rooms, staring silently at the static camera as though it were a television set.

1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (15 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. original.

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Viola, Bill, 1951-....

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Bill Viola is an internationally recognized media artist and writer. He received his B.F.A. in 1973 from Syracuse University where he studied visual art and electronic music. Since the 1970's Viola has created videotapes, architectural video installations, sound environments, electronic music performances, flat panel video pieces, and works for television broadcast. From the description of Anthem [videorecording] / Bill Viola. [1983] (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 66...