Dal 5 dicembre 2012 al 3 marzo 2013 il MOCA, Museo di arte contemporanea di Miami, presenterà una grande esibizione del lavoro del celebre videoartista Bill Viola, dal titolo Liber Insularum. Il progetto sarà presentato in occasione di Art Basel Miami Beach. La mostra di Viola al MOCA rappresenta la prima esposizione pubblica dell’ultimo lavoro dell’artista, Ancestors, che indaga i differenti livelli della realtà nel mondo fisico. La mostra si ispira a The Book of the Islands of the Archipelago, di Florentine ecclesiastic Cristoforo Buondelmonti del 15° secolo. Opere in mostra: Ancestors, 2012; Three Women, 2008; Addie, 2008; Darrow, 2008; Howard, 2008; Lenny, 2008; The Raft, 2004; Observance, 2002; Catherine’s Room, 2001; Four Hands, 2001; Surrender, 2001; Unspoken (Silver & Gold), 2001; Ascension, 2000; The Quintet of the Astonished, 2000; The Reflecting Pool, 1977–79.

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From 5 December to 3 March, The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), North Miami will present a major exhibition of work by Bill Viola, titled Liber Insularum will begin its sole presentation in the United States at MOCA, North Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach. The exhibition at MOCA marks the first public presentation of Viola’s new piece Ancestors, a recently completed video work that explores the layers of reality and illusion in the physical world, as well as the dimensions between and beyond it. His exhibition is inspired by The Book of the Islands of the Archipelago, authored by Florentine ecclesiastic Cristoforo Buondelmonti in the 15th century. The works featured in Liber Insularum (The Book of Islands) use this historic text as a reference point to engage with distinctly modern themes of spiritual isolation in a 21st-century global landscape. Works in the exhibition: Ancestors, 2012; Three Women, 2008; Addie, 2008; Darrow, 2008; Howard, 2008; Lenny, 2008; The Raft, 2004; Observance, 2002; Catherine’s Room, 2001; Four Hands, 2001; Surrender, 2001; Unspoken (Silver & Gold), 2001; Ascension, 2000; The Quintet of the Astonished, 2000; The Reflecting Pool, 1977–79

image credits: Bill Viola, The Quintet of The Astonished, 2000, Color video rear projection on screen mounted on wall in dark room. Projected image size: 1.4 x 2.4 metres; room dimensions variable

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