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Bill Viola retrospective

Date
1987
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York City, presents "Bill Viola" retrospective; curated by Barabra London
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"Bill Viola retrospective." Video History Project, Experimental Television Center, 2011. https://www.videohistoryproject.org/bill-viola-retrospective.

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