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THE ASTONISHING BILL VIOLA MAKES A SPLASH AT THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.
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A new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery proves that there’s more to the art of portraiture than painting with oils: For the first time in the museum’s history, it is presenting a solo exhibition that consists entirely of video.
The groundbreaking video artist Bill Viola is the perfect choice for this milestone event, having spent his career creating captivating, technically accomplished films that seem to reveal the inner life of his subjects through fantastical visual treatments—giving new meaning to the idea of a moving image. “The Moving Portrait” is on display through May 7 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth Street NW and F Street NW, 202-633-1000; npg.si.edu.