{"id":57379,"date":"2026-10-19T12:23:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=57379"},"modified":"2026-10-19T12:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:27:44","slug":"bill-viola-roman-forum","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/event\/bill-viola-roman-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Viola\u2019s “The Greeting” in the Roman Forum. A tribute to Pontormo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The work “The Greeting<\/strong>” by Bill Viola<\/strong> (1951\u20132024), created for the US Pavilion at the 1995 Venice Biennale, will be on display from Sunday 11 October 2026 to 6 February 2027<\/strong> in the architecturally most layered, spiritually rich and, for this very reason, evocative spaces of the Roman Forum<\/strong>: those of Santa Maria Antiqua<\/strong>, with its marvellous layers of Byzantine and early medieval frescoes.
\n\u2018Bill Viola\u2019s The Greeting in the Roman Forum. A Tribute to Pontormo\u2019 is a video installation produced by the Parco archeologico del Colosseo<\/strong> in collaboration with Electa<\/strong>, to coincide with the major monographic exhibition dedicated to Pontormo<\/strong> at the Scuderie del Quirinale<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Greeting\u2019 was inspired by Pontormo\u2019s \u2018Visitation\u2019 (1528\u20131532) \u2013 housed at the Pieve di San Michele Arcangelo in Carmignano<\/strong> \u2013 which depicts the meeting between Mary, expecting Jesus, and her cousin Elizabeth, who is pregnant with St John the Baptist, under the gaze of two other female figures.
\nRather than re-enacting the biblical episode, Viola drew on Pontormo\u2019s compositional form, colours and emotional resonance to create his own work. Using a special 35 mm film camera capable of capturing 300 frames per second, he films the very brief (45-second) encounter between two, and then three, women dressed in brightly coloured modern outfits who move with choreographic grace. The gestures, expressions and glances of the protagonists are stretched out over ten minutes, slowed down to reveal an inner depth imperceptible in real time, transforming this fleeting encounter into an immersive meditation on time and human presence.<\/p>\n

Bill Viola (1951 \u2013 2024) was a pioneer in the fields of new media, video art and installation art. For 45 years, his visionary works \u2013 characterised by immersive videos and soundscapes \u2013 have focused on fundamental human experiences such as birth, death and the unfolding of consciousness. His artistic language was shaped by Western and Eastern philosophy, mystical traditions and art history. Viola constantly pushed the boundaries of video art, combining technological precision with philosophical depth. His works are exhibited in museums and galleries around the world and form part of numerous prestigious collections. Major exhibitions held in Italy include: \u2018Bill Viola: Visioni interiori\u2019 at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni (2008); \u2018Bill Viola: Electronic Renaissance\u2019 at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence (2017); \u2018Bill Viola: Icons of Light\u2019 at Palazzo Bonaparte, Rome (2022); and \u2018Bill Viola\u2019 at Palazzo Reale, Milan (2023).<\/p>\n

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