Subject: Little Guggenheim- Viola Video artistArt News Artblog: Whois Aros - who is Bill.

From: "Rowland Smart" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:20:39 +0530

One month later the City Director called the Artist and told him that Odense would like to use the Ugly Duckling on thousands and thousands of posters, post cards, stickers and shopping bags.
In slow motion, all of them in the same direction.
A screen that  was not as huge as I was toldin TV. - SurrenderA single screen work.
Some do not manage to get outbefore cascades of water catchthem and rush them out on the street, dead. Bill hastold us about a boyhood incident in which he nearly drowned. Bill Viola generates visions. The images are shown on the wall, like e fresco.
Before the Artist had finished his very well prepared speak on the Tinder-Box motif the City Director smiled:Very well, Artist.
and they all lived happily ever after. Bill is not Bill of Rights.