«I have come to realise that the most important place where my work exists is not in the museum gallery, or in the
screening room, or
on television, and not even
on the
video screen itself,»
Bill Viola stated in1989, «but in the mind of the viewer who has seen it.»
Among the items acquired were the 1968 aluminum - and - rubber - hose - work Pipe by
Bill Bollinger, and five untitled graphite -
on - paper drawings by the same artist from the same year; a 2009 nine - minute 35 mm slide projection, free fotolab by Phil Collins; two 8 mm
videos, Eastern Morning, 2008, and Three
Screen Ray, 2006, by Bruce Conner; an untitled 1971 acrylic -
on - wood sculpture by Carmen Herrera, plus three untitled 1966 ink -
on - paper drawings by the same artist; a 1966 — 98
video installation, 16 Millimeter Earrings, by Meredith Monk; and a 2000 — 9 paint and marker
on photo collage by William Pope L.
Bill Viola Inverted Birth, 2014 Color high - definition
video projection
on screen; stereo sound; 8 min 22 sec Performer: Norman Scott Photograph: Kira Perov Courtesy of
Bill Viola Studio