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[Image: Bill Viola "Ancient of Days" (1979-1981) Photo: Kira Perov]

MAM Screen 001: Early Video Works by Bill Viola

Mori Art Museum
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Artists

Bill Viola
For the first edition of the “MAM Screen” program series, Mori Art Museum will be showcasing the works of pioneering video artist Bill Viola, still enormously influential today. Bill Viola (born 1951) is familiar to Japanese audiences, having lived here for a year and a half since 1980 and having been awarded the Praemium Imperiale in 2011. From early in his career, he used techniques peculiar to the medium of video including looping, slow motion and superimposing to pursue the kinds of expression only achievable with video, which is time-based. In this exhibition, we trace the origins of the work of the leading figure in video art by presenting works from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Included are important early works such as The Reflecting Pool (1977-79) and Anthem (1983) as well as Vegetable Memory (1978-80) which was recorded at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.

Works Screened
1. The Space between the teeth (1976) 9min. 10sec.
2. The Reflecting Pool (1977-79) 7min.
3. Ancient of Days (1979-81) 12min. 21sec.
4. Vegetable Memory (1978-80) 15min. 13sec.
5. Anthem (1983) 11min. 30sec.

Schedule

Apr 25 (Sat) 2015-Jul 5 (Sun) 2015 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
10:00-22:00
Tuesdays closing at 17:00
Notice
Open every day of the exhibition period.
FeeAdults ¥1800, Seniors 65 & over ¥1500, University and High School Students ¥1200, Junior High School Students and Under ¥600 (Ticket also valid for "Simple Forms", "MAM Collection", "MAM Screen".)
Websitehttp://www.mori.art.museum/english/contents/mamproject/mamscreen/index.html
VenueMori Art Museum
https://www.mori.art.museum/eng
Location53F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access3 minute walk from exit 1C at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya line, 6 minute walk from exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo line; From JR Shibuya Station, take the Toei bus and get off at Roppongi Hills.
Phone050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial)
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