Anthem [videorecording] / Bill Viola. [1983]

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Anthem [videorecording] / Bill Viola. [1983]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/664380078

Anthem presents a young girl standing in the vast chamber of Union Station in Los Angeles. The girl maintains a single piercing scream that is extended in time and shifted in frequency to produce a scale of harmonic notes. Viola relates this image and structure to the form and function of religious chants, such as Gregorian chants and Tantric Buddhist chants.

1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (12 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. original (3 copies)1 videocassette of 1 (Digital Betacam) (12 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. original (1 copy)

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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...