Welcome to the special Bill Viola section of the SFMOMA web site. The Bill Viola exhibition was presented at SFMOMA from June 25 to September 12, 1999. This web site was produced in collaboration with This site has been optimized for playback at speeds of 56K or above, on a version 3.01 or above Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer browser. Optimal display resolution is 800 x 600 pixels. The site makes extensive use of QuickTime 4's streaming technologies for audio and video. While you can access the site without the plug-in, we encourage you to download the latest version of QuickTime from the Apple site. This will enable you to listen to and view excerpts from all of the video installations in the Bill Viola exhibition, plus interview clips in which Viola discusses selected works and his artmaking process in-depth. The QuickTime installation is a lengthy process, so we recommend selecting the "Minimal" configuration. Your comments about this web site are welcome. Please address them to