Bill Viola American, born 1951 Bill Viola (American, born 1951). The Messenger, 1996. Sound and video installation, edition 3/3; dimensions variable. Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Sarah Norton Goodyear Fund, 1996 (1996:6). © 1996 Bill Viola © Bill Viola. Photo: Kira Perov Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. download Expand image Close Search the Site © Bill Viola. Photo: Kira Perov Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. © Bill Viola. Photo: Kira Perov Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. Previous slide Next slide The Messenger, 1996 Artwork Details Collection Highlight Materials color video projection on large vertical screen mounted on wall in darkened space; amplified stereo sound Edition: 3/3 Measurements dimensions variable Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum Credit Sarah Norton Goodyear Fund, 1996 Accession ID 1996:6 More details Inscriptions: no inscriptions Provenance: the artist; 242 Gallery, New York; sold to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, December 20, 1996 Object Classifications: Video art Work Type: Video art Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms Related Content Related Exhibitions {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Videosphere: A New Generation July 1, 2011–October 9, 2011 Related Publications {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Masterworks at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery The Long Curve: 150 Years of Visionary Collecting at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Albright-Knox Art Gallery: Highlights of the Collection Videosphere: A New Generation Related Links {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Other Works by This Artist Reflecting Pool, 1977-1979 Bill Viola Collection Highlights All Collection Highlights Previous slide Next slide Karma, 2010 Do Ho Suh Composition No. 11, 1940-42--LONDON, with Blue, Red and Yellow, 1940-1942 Piet Mondrian Still Life #20, 1962 Tom Wesselmann Green Horses, 1988 Bruce Nauman George Went Swimming at Barnes Hole, but It Got Too Cold, 1957 Joan Mitchell Ace, 1962 Robert Rauschenberg Elegy to the Spanish Republic XXXIV, 1953-1954 Robert Motherwell Chatham XI: Blue Yellow, 1971 Ellsworth Kelly The Inverted Sink, 1985 Robert Gober Related People Bill Viola