Bill Viola

Bill Viola is a famous new media video artist. His work has been featured at many galleries and museums, including the Whitney in New York City. Viola was a pioneer of video art, and he was one of the first to experiment with video instead of film. In addition, he was interested in exploring the future of data-space, in terms of the internet and, it seems, privacy vs. what is public. Hence the title of his 1982 essay, "Will There Be Condominiums in Data Space?" a somewhat abstract piece that explores what is art, what is technology, and where it will all lead with further development.