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Dominic's Trial

Bill Viola American, born 1951
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Dominic's Trial

2002

Bill Viola

born 1951

American

Unknown

Dvd video on lcd screen

Overall: 15 7/8 × 12 5/8 inches (40.3 × 32.1 cm)

Time-Based Media

Contemporary Art after 1950

Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection

2024.318

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2003, sold by (James Cohan Gallery, New York, New York, USA);
2003-2020, purchased by Gilbert B. Silverman [1925-2016] and Lila Silverman [1933-2020] (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA);
2020-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA), accessioned to the collection in 2024

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Bill Viola, Dominic's Trial, 2002, DVD video on LCD screen. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2024.318.

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Dominic's Trial
Dominic's Trial