ARTIST ROOMS Bill Viola presents three works from the ‘Passions’, a series of video works created between 2000 and 2002 that explore human emotions. They are inspired in large part by Viola’s study of European religious paintings of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Bill Viola (b. 1951) is an American artist, internationally recognised as having been instrumental in the establishment of video as a vital form of contemporary art. His works focus on universal human experiences and is renowned for its precision and simplicity while fusing the influences of painting, photography and cinema.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) is a museum and art gallery in the city of Exeter, Devon. It offers a rich programme of exhibitions and displays and has been a place of discovery for local communities ever since the museum first opened in 1868.
ARTIST ROOMS presents the work of international artists in solo exhibitions drawn from a national touring collection jointly owned by Tate and National Galleries of Scotland. Its programme reaches audiences across the UK and is developed through local partnerships. ARTIST ROOMS gives young people the chance to get involved in creative projects, to discover more about art and artists, and learn new skills.
The ARTIST ROOMS programme and collection is managed by Tate and National Galleries of Scotland with the support of Art Fund, Henry Moore Foundation and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and Creative Scotland. Its founding collection was established through The d'Offay Donation in 2008 with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund and the Scottish and British Governments.
